Ljova

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Ljova and Simone Baron performing at Barbes in Brooklyn. Ljova plays a fadolín (six string violin) and Simone plays an accordion. The background is dark red.

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/

Rest in Peace, Karen, we will miss you, you will not be forgotten.

(Sadly I don't have any photos with Karen --- here's a photo of me tuning up for a recital at MSM back in the day..)

#karenritscher #viola #music #manhattanschoolofmusic #teachers #mentors #violists

She shepherded us all to be better, to question our setup, our habits, our musical choices, in the most welcoming class imaginable. In an atmosphere where so many students came home from lessons traumatized, Karen's lessons were a balm for the soul.

Ljova tuning up for a recital at Manhattan School of Music "back in the day"

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.

I still use Google for shared calendars and docs, but for email and contacts FastMail has been stellar. (If you’re curious, reach out to me for a discount code.) #fastmail #email

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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.

#strings #experimentalmusic #composition #experimentalmusic #creativemusic #musicperformance #newmusic #song #lullaby #contemporarymusic #fadolín #fadolin #notaviolin #notaviola #violin #viola #violistsofinstagram #composers #composing #creativelife #songs #fyp #accordion #brooklyn #parkslope

portraits of accordionist / pianist Simone Baron and Ljova

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

Trio Fadolin performing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- photo shows three musicians and a bustling atmosphere behind them.

Trio Fadolín performing at the Kew Gardens Hills branch of the Queens Public Library. The foreground of the photo has an audience and the musicians are at the background. The floor is bright yellow and the walls are white. It's a sunny day.

Thank you to our friends old and new who joined @triofadolin.bsky.social this past weekend for performances at the @metmuseum.org and at branches of the @qplnyc.bsky.social -- we had a wonderful time performing for you!

see you out there!
#triofadolin #fadolín #musicians #remoterecording #violin #viola #studiolife #studiomusicians #chambermusic #iloveny #makemusicny #sax #museummile #queensny #musiciansoutandabout #neumann #nyc #reaperdaw

a mashup of the weekend's weather forecast (showing temps of 81-96F) with a "big clock" from the recording software "Reaper"

a posed photo of Trio Fadolín holding their instruments, photo by Grant Henry

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!

Duplicate scores with ForScore and AirDrop on an iPad Musician friends, does this happen to you? You add a score to ForScore, then you receive an updated version of the PDF from a composer or colleague, AirDrop it

I've written a post about this on my site so that (unlike social media) it's publicly searchable -- please comment there, too, if your experiences and solution are different from mine -- thank you! www.ljova.com/duplicate-sc...
#techsupport #ipad #forscore #sheetmusic #digitalsheetmusic

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

I've discovered how to use #tabgroups in #firefox and now I'm never going back! #browser #optimisation #optimization #lifehacking

a photo of Ljova smiling and holding a fadolín against a brick wall background, and listing 13 concerts he has in June across four boroughs of New York CIty, including many free events in Queens and elsewhere.

June 2025 is going to be a bit of a subway series -- see here for a preview: www.ljova.com/2024/11/see-...

#fadolín #fadolin #iloveny #ilovenyc #chambermusicny #chambermusic #bronx #brooklyn #queensny #manhattan #nyc #livemusic #NowPlaying #triofadolin #music #newyork

#opera #newopera #paolaprestini #brendashaughnessy #sensoriumex #omaha #nationalsawdust #fadolín #fadolin

One of the most nurturing experiences I’ve had. Powerful reunions with old friends @digifiddler and longtime Ljova and the Kontraband bassist @jjordansandd, and many new friends. Omaha - what a cool town!! Hoping that this production will travel to a space near you soon.

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.

(And yes I’ve downloaded all of them and reposted many to my Vimeo.)

In a sea of content created during and after 2020, why are Live Videos getting the boot? Most of them, in my case, were not recorded in HD nor are highly trafficked (if at all). They serve as a poignant reminder of the times we lived through.

#video #fb #socialmedia

Facebook notified me that I should download my old FB Live videos or else they will be removed soon, as part of a company-wide purge of live videos older than 30 days. But… why?

Ljova: Spider-Web (from the Seven Little Lanes) "Spider-Web" from "The Seven Little Lanes" inspired by the book by Chaim Grade Ljova (fadolín) Agnė Dukštaitė (accordion) recorded…

"Spider-Web"
from my cycle "The Seven Little Lanes"
recorded at the premiere in 2021 at the Holocaust Exposition in Vilnius, Lithuania

with Agnė Dukštaitė on accordion and yours truly on fadolín

For Sarah and Yaron.
May their memories be for a blessing... Baruch Dayan Emet.

vimeo.com/1087169231

#music #concerto #nowplaying #newreleases #newmusicfriday #cello #cellists #cellist #newmusic

What's your "Cellostatus"? Premiere recording of Ljova's cello concerto Cellostatus by Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamber Players, Jason Seber Happy release day to "Cellostatus", the new album from cellist Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamb

My cello concerto, "Cellostatus", a "hero's journey" through the world of social media, has been released, along with beautiful concerti by Alyssa Weinberg and Dorian Wallace, performed by Nicholas Finch, NouLou Chamber Players & conducted by Jason Seber Details! -> www.ljova.com/2025/05/what...

Are there some cool #newmusic #contemporarymusic starter packs I should watch / join?

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

I'm excited to share with you a starter pack of compositions, popular and new; as well as a handful of arrangements that you may find interesting and surprising.

thank you for reading,

Ljova

#sheetmusic #music #composers #composing #chambermusic

a portrait of Ljova holding a notebook of sheet music, with the pull quote "I've been played once before"

"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

should be lovely - see you out there!