The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

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Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage57th Street and, 7th Ave, New York City, New York, 10019, United States

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Programme

Zorn, John (b. 1953)	Book of Angels (Suite, NY Premiere)
Lam, Angel	Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain
Iyer, Vijay (b. 1971)	Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (NY Premiere)
Sollima, Giovanni (b. 1962)	The Taranta Project
Daqun, Jia (b. 1955)	The Prospect of Colored Desert
Bruce, David (b. 1970)	Cut the Rug (NY Premiere)

Performers

Silk Road Ensemble
Yo-Yo Ma	Cello

Formed under the artistic direction of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, The Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of distinguished performers and composers from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas who are dedicated to celebrating diverse musical traditions and developing a new multicultural repertoire. In celebration of its 15th anniversary, the innovative group returns to Carnegie Hall with a program of works from China, Sicily, England, and the United States. Spanning more than a decade of music, previous commissions and new works by Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, and David Bruce are featured.

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Silk Road Ensemble explores modern-day cultural crossroads at Carnegie Hall

Kay Kempin, 16th October

Formed under the artistic direction of Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, a collective of distinguished performers and composers from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas, took to the stage at Carnegie Hall Wednesday evening. Looking up at Perelman stage, you'd never guess the group was no more than a small ensemble.

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