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Jonathan Gandelsman plays before a live drawing by Kevork Mourad.

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Artist at Work
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

Ms. Judith N. Goldberg, Board Chairman and President

Dr. Merton Flemings, Vice President

Dr. Daniel Y.C. Ng, Treasurer

Ms. Brooke Thompson-Mills, Clerk

Prince Amyn Aga Khan

Ms. Cristin Canterbury Bagnall

Dr. Milo C. Beach

Dr. Anna Lo Davol

Dr. Laura Freid

Ms. Catherine Gevers

Dr. Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis

Ms. Jill Hornor

Dr. Theodore Levin

Dr. Roger Mandle

Mr. Paul Shang

Dr. Diana Sorensen

Dr. Mahrukh Tarapor


“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