Ljova
ljovadotcom.bsky.social
Ljova
@ljovadotcom.bsky.social
Ljova - composer; fadolínist, violist, arranger. One third of Trio Fadolín. Dad, Husband, Son. Representing the Upper West Side of Manhattan
also on Mastodon as ljovadotcom@zirk.us

Site: https://Ljova.com
I get the silliest ideas while practicing - here’s “All of Me” in the style of a “Courante” by J. S. Bach. Enjoy? Kids - ask your parents for a Fadolín!

#fadolín #fadolin #music #practicing #jazz #bach #practicepractice #silliness #classicalmusic
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Putting a functional spin on a very influential contemporary trend..? Come to Columbia University's St. Paul Chapel this Thursday to see and hear some solo fadolín favorites as well as a few of my world premieres, featuring cellist Tamar Sagiv and organist Julian Bennett Holmes.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I don't want to link to Instagram here, but there are some things IG conveys conveniently - such as little a medley of little snippets from a couple of recent shows with the accordionist / composer / pianist Simone Baron --> www.instagram.com/p/DMfahOBgZ6v/
July 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I was so fortunate to have Karen Ritscher as my viola teacher and mentor through high school. Karen shaped generations of talented violists, not just as players but -- perhaps foremost -- as humans.
July 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ten years ago this week I moved my domain email from Gmail to @fastmail.com — at that point I was looking for a standard IMAP implementation, and ended up staying for the great tech support, superior filters and no tracking.
July 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Unlike the performance marathon that was June, July is more about composing projects -- I have just one show to play and it should be special!

Join us July 20 at 8pm at Barbès with the wonderful accordionist/pianist/composer Simone Baron.

ljova.com/schedule

See you out there,
Ljova
July 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Summer heatwaves in our house almost always mean one thing --- remote recording sessions! Also - not one but FOUR @triofadolin.bsky.social shows this weekend -- two appearances at @metmuseum.org and two shows at Queens Libraries Saturday and Sunday ... ice those preamps and bring it on!
June 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Musician friends, does this happen to you? You AirDrop a new version of a score into ForScore on an iPad but keep getting incremental duplicates instead of an option to overwrite your existing score? This has baffled me for a long time -- but now I've figured it out. 1/2
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
June 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Back in New York after performing w National Sawdust Ensemble in the premiere of very moving & transformative Paola Prestini opera “Sensorium Ex” as part of the @csensesfest in Omaha! An opera that dreams in possibility, giving voice & a platform to a community largely unheard in today’s arts.
May 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Apple Music sent me a notification about the release of this new recording of a Haydn symphony subtitled “The Distracted”. You have my full attention…. #madeyoulook #music
May 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"I've been played once before" -- in the sense that this music has been played at least once in the past. I've had a personal website for ~25 years but have never managed to make my sheet music available directly until now.

See the top post at Ljova.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wow, the new version of @doricoofficial.bsky.social has cutaway scores!! Here’s hoping that Dorico team will find a way to create a “Danuta” font to honor Danuta Lutosławska, wife of composer Witold Lutosławski and his devoted copyist. #danuta #lutoslawski #dorico #musicnotation #lifechanging
May 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hi friends - I'm launching a public-facing music catalog on DISCO - you can browse all of my releases by tags, by tempo, by feeling, and more - it's really fun. Enjoy your browse!

www.ljova.com/2025/04/ljov...

#musiclicensing #musiclibrary #soundtrack #filmmusic #music #releases #nowplaying
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
obsessions, lately...

photo from Rome almost exactly a year ago
music (Bach's "Ricercar a 6" from "A Musical Offering") recorded on the Upper West Side last night

#bach #fadolín #songsofcomfort #musicaloffering #ricercar #inmemoriam #classicalmusic #music #jsbach
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We'll have one short show in the middle of May, and then five opportunities to see us in June -- so we'll see you soon! See you out there!

Meanwhile - join me for ROMASHKA at Drom on April 24!

-Ljova

#fadolín #fadolin #violinist #violin #cello #cellist #chambermusic #iloveny #music
April 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Off to Long Island for a concert with @triofadolin.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I went to @carnegiehall to see @stevenbernstein.bsky.social — good times.
March 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
hi friends, I decided to offer #fadolín lessons -- both as a teacher and a student --- more here: www.ljova.com/2025/03/fado...

If you're interested in lessons, please reach out!

#fadolin #musicians #lessons
March 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This Tuesday night - grateful to Sylvan Winds for playing my piece "Rockaway Baby" at Zürcher Galerie, also featuring works by Damien Geter, Lembit Beecher, Reena Esmail and my classmate / fellow violist Stephanie Griffin -- join us!
#seeyououtthere #composers #livemusic #nyc
March 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
These friends are probably not on BlueSky yet, but I’m so excited to play with them this Saturday night! #music #brooklyn #saturdaynight #womenofmystery
March 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I don't know how many #stringplayers there are here right now, but I wrote a long post about a topic we all love and care about -- #chinrests! www.ljova.com/2025/03/life...
March 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Received a notification that #Facebook will delete all live videos after 30 days starting in June -- just in time for the 5th anniversary of the panda. Download your 2020 streams, friends! Some good stuff in there. #fb #videohosting
March 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
coming up next Saturday March 8 at Barbès -- a celebration of International Women of Mystery -- with Inna Barmash, Sanda Weigl, Shoko Nagai and yours truly pulling the strings. #livemusic #nyc #brooklyn #fadolín #fadolin #music #seeyououtthere
February 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM