Legendary Hossein Alizadeh, composer and tar and setar player, comes together with percussionist and tombak player Pejman Hadadi, renowned for his trail-blazing approach to rhythm, for an evening of meditative and impassioned contemporary improvisations in classical Persian music. As part of a North American and Canadian tour, this concert is inspired by the artists’ extraordinary collaboration on their recording Monad, released by Hermes records in 2009. The performance will focus on the art of improvisation, one of the key elements of this musical tradition, based on the artists feeling and innovation at the moment – in Farsi called “haal”.