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Jonathan Gandelsman plays before a live drawing by Kevork Mourad.

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Jonathan Gandelsman plays before a live drawing by Kevork Mourad in a performance of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's Mugam-Sajahy by the Silk Road Ensemble during a residence at RISD in 2005.

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Daniel Y.C. Ng, President & Chair and Treasurer

Judith N. Goldberg, Vice Chair for Programs

Heidi Koelz, Clerk

Laura Freid, ex officio

Prince Amyn Aga Khan

Cristin Canterbury Bagnall

Milo C. Beach

Gerry Cardinale

Anna Lo Davol

Merton Flemings

Catherine Gevers

Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis

Jill Hornor

Golnar Khosrowshahi

Yo-Yo Ma

Anne Peretz

Diana Sorensen

“The question is not whether music will be globalized. The question is on what terms. The only ethical solution is to put everyone on the same footing, to give them all the tools they need.”
– THEODORE LEVIN