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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.


Board of Directors

Mr. Yo-Yo Ma, Artistic Director

Dr. Laura Freid, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director

Dr. Daniel Y.C. Ng, Chair and Treasurer

Mr. Paul Shang, Vice Chair

Ms. Judith N. Goldberg, Vice Chair for Programs

Ms. Brooke Thompson-Mills, Clerk

Prince Amyn Aga Khan

Ms. Cristin Canterbury Bagnall

Dr. Milo C. Beach

Dr. Anna Lo Davol

Dr. Merton Flemings

Ms. Catherine Gevers

Dr. Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis

Ms. Jill Hornor

Dr. Theodore Levin

Ms. Anne Peretz

Dr. 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