Lev Zhurbin

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Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin (born August 18, 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a composer, violist, and arranger. A frequent collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project Ensemble and the Kronos Quartet, Ljova is the author of over 70 original compositions for classical, jazz, and folk music ensembles. He has also contributed musical scores to numerous short and feature films.

Ljova immigrated to the United States in 1990 and currently lives in New York City. He is the son of one of Russia's foremost composers, Alexander Zhurbin.

Most recently, Ljova's arrangements and performances on the viola were featured on Sony Classical recording with Yo-Yo Ma, "Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon," and with Dawn Upshaw and the Andalucian Dogs on the Deutsche Grammophon recording "Ayre", featuring the music of Luciano Berio and Osvaldo Golijov. Both recordings were nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2005. Ljova released his debut solo CD in July 2006.

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• Ljova's Official Website
• Ljova and the Kontraband, Ljova's performing ensemble.
• Review of Ljova's debut solo CD in New York Times
• Cinematographic achievements on IMDb
• Ljova's page on CCMixter, where you can download raw files of Ljova's performances for remixing.
• Ljova's father, Alexander Zhurbin
• The Kronos Quartet
• The Silk Road Project