Silk Road Ensemble brings joy to the Concertgebouw

By Sanne Thierens, 12 September 2014

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 10 September 2014

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Silk Road Ensemble

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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Sanne Thierens

Sanne is passionate about music and theatre and interested in what happens when the two are combined. She studied Liberal Arts and Sciences with majors in Musicology, Theatre & Media Studies and Piano Performance. After completing her degree at University College Roosevelt (Middelburg, The Netherlands), Sanne moved to London where she obtained an MA degree in Musicology from King’s College, University of London.