About
Pianist Pouya Hamidi, originally from Iran, and cellist Beth Silver, of Ashkenazi-Jewish descent, bring their respective traditions into a project that reflects this Canadian ensemble’s spirit of friendship and artistic exchange. This album is a journey — one that carries the listener from the striking shores of the Caspian Sea to the verdant plains of Transylvania and through the musical traditions of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, even to the heart of The Bronx in the 1950s.
Ladom Ensemble will be premiering a new arrangement by Pouya Hamidi and Beth Silver commissioned by Harbourfront Centre for the Summer Music in the Garden 2026 season.
About Ladom Ensemble
Ladom Ensemble is a classical band made up of four musicians who play a kind of acoustic fusion drawn from Western classical, klezmer, rock, tango, jazz, east coast traditional and classical Persian influences. All are classically trained, all fearlessly virtuosic. They believe in taking improvisational risks, in listening deeply and responding spontaneously to one another. They value friendship, mutual respect and great food.
They are Pouya Hamidi, piano; Adam Campbell, percussion; Michael Bridge, accordion and Beth Silver, cello. Ladom Ensemble has played countless shows across Canada and has worked with choreographers, animators and visual artists. Their second album was inspired by Rumi poetry and includes classical arrangements of Prokofiev.
Set List
- Taksim
- Hora
- Distance Suite I, II, III
- Romanian Fantasies 5
- Gole Pamchal
- Romandian Folk Dances, Sz.56
- Harbourfront Centre Commission
Dates & Times
Tickets
No tickets required
Venue
479 Queens Quay West,
Toronto, ON