Ladom Ensemble is a mini-orchestra made up of four musicians - piano, cello, accordion and percussion - who play a kind of acoustic fusion that is both passionate and sophisticated. They create music drawn from Western classical, klezmer, rock, tango, jazz, east coast traditional and classical Persian influences - music that is distilled into something distinctly Canadian.
But the ensemble is about much more than the music they perform.
Let’s call it “Ladom-ism” - a way of working. An attitude. A set of principles about how to create a small musical community that works by consensus and aspires to share joy. They value rigour, experimentation and generosity of spirit in equal measure.
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.
The band was founded nearly 20 years ago by a pair of music students at the University of Toronto. It grew into a quartet and took its current configuration in 2018.
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