lose himself in his music. the ukrainian composer, he recently left kyiv for the relative safety of lviv. >> how are you doing? >> i'm alive, and now it is a privilege. >> it's a privilege to be alive? >> yeah, yeah, it's a privilege to be alive, and also it is a privilege to be in our norm mind. >> the war takes over the mind for some people? >> yes, it's like very fast changing of everything. >> reporter: alexi is now organizing online concerts to raise money for ukraine. >> is music a way of fighting for you? >> music is a way of constructing and keeping me in some normal mind. >> keeping you sane? >> yeah, me playing piano, i feel like, you know, it's