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The Silk Road Ensemble
Hailed as “one of the 21st century’s great ensembles” by the Vancouver Sun, the Silk Road Ensemble draws together distinguished performers and composers from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Since the Ensemble formed under the artistic direction of Yo-Yo Ma in 2000, the group’s innovative artists have eagerly explored contemporary musical crossroads. The Seattle Times praised the result as “a cornucopia of music ideas…featuring instrumental and vocal artists of almost unimaginable virtuosity.”
The Boston Globe has called the group “a kind of roving musical laboratory without walls.” The description is apt: the Ensemble’s approach is experimental and democratic, founded on collaboration and risk taking, on continual learning and sharing among a kaleidoscope of cultures and art forms.
Members explore one another’s traditions, celebrating the multiplicity of approaches to music from around the world. They also develop new repertoire that responds to the multicultural reality of our global society. As the Los Angeles Times has said, “The Silk Road Ensemble vision of international cooperation is not what we read in our daily news reports. Theirs is the better world available if we, like these extraordinary musicians, agree to make it one.”
The Silk Road Ensemble has performed to critical acclaim throughout Asia, Europe and North America and recorded five albums . The Ensemble's most recent recording, Off the Map, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2011.
A rotating Silk Road Ensemble Leadership Council provides artistic direction by members of the Ensemble.
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