Ljova (Lev Zhurbin)

Film Title: Cupcake
Director: Sean McPhillips
Section: Short Narrative Competition

Hailed by Billboard Magazine as "one of New York's fastest-rising composers and instrumentalists" and "eclectic and soulful" by the New York Times, Ljova (Lev Zhurbin) stands at the forefront of his generation as the premiere bridge between the world's musical cultures. Born in Moscow, Russia, the New York-based composer divides his time between performing with his own Ljova and the Kontraband, studying and arranging music for Yo-Yo Ma, the Kronos Quartet, Jay-Z and others, and composing original music for film, TV, theatre and the concert stage.

www.ljova.org

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