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

By Kay Kempin, 20 October 2013

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 16 October 2013

Zorn, Book of Angels (Suite, NY Premiere)

Lam, Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain

Iyer, Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (NY Premiere)

Sollima, The Taranta Project

Daqun, The Prospect of Colored Desert

Bruce, Cut the Rug (NY Premiere)

Silk Road Ensemble

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Yo-Yo Ma thrills and enthralls Singapore audience

Chang Tou Liang, 25th September

At the threshold of seventy, Yo-Yo Ma still a box office dream, plays Dvořák with the Singapore Symphony.

****1

Yo-Yo Ma luxuriates in warm Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 10th August

Two Camille’s anchor the first half of Samy Rachid’s Tanglewood program: Saint-Saëns and Pépin.

****1

Definitive Dvořák from Ma and Honeck on festive Pittsburgh program

Sam Jacobson, 4th June

Yo-Yo Ma returns to Pittsburgh for searing performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. The enjoyable program also includes a tribute to Fred Rogers.

****1

Splendid Shostakovich from Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony

Susan Stempleski, 24th April

A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.

****1

A masterclass in concert form: Yo-Yo Ma inspires in Gstaad

David Karlin, 31st January

Watching Ma inspire younger musicians is an extraordinary experience. Renaud Capuçon conducts an entertaining if imperfect Eroica.

****1

Inspired Dvořák and vibrant Smetana from the Czech Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 3rd December

Semyon Bychkov and the much-lauded ensemble are joined at Carnegie Hall by Yo-Yo Ma in dazzling performances from the Czech repertoire.

*****

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Kay Kempin

Flying the flag for all things classical, jazz and a bit experimental, Kay is an amateur pianist and musical scribbler. Kay has her Masters in Culture, Policy and Management from City University, London, and currently works as a fundraiser for the performing arts in New York City.