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Gazi Khan, an expert khartal player.

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Cultural Exchanges
The Silk Road Ensemble conducts cultural exchanges and workshops with musicians around the world, such as master khartal player Gazi Khan (above) from Rajasthan, India. The khartal is a percussion instrument consisting of simple wooden blocks, held two in each hand.

Calendar

September 11-19, 2009
European Concert Tour
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Romania

Friday, September 11
Concert presented by BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall
London, U.K.

Sunday, September 13
Concert presented by Flanders Festival International Ghent
Vlaamse Opera
Ghent, Belgium

Monday, September 14
Concert presented by Palais des Beaux-Arts
Centre for Fine Arts
Brussels, Belgium

Tuesday, September15
Concert presented by Cologne Philharmonic
Kölner Philharmonie
Cologne, Germany

Thursday, September 17
Concert presented by Lucerne Festival
KKL Luzern, Concert Hall
Lucerne, Switzerland

Saturday, September 19
Concert presented by George Enescu International Festival
Mihail Jora Hall – Romanian National Radio Society
Bucharest, Romania



April 18-30, 2010
Asian Concert Tour
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
South Korea, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore