Repertoire

Argentina

From Air to Air, chamber ensemble version commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation 2006, Osvaldo Golijov

Armenia

The Morning Scent of the Acacia's Song 2001 commission, Vache Sharafyan

Azerbaijan

Caravan 2000 commission, Javanshir Guliev

Dervish 2000 commission, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

Habil-Sayagy (In Habil's Style), Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

China

Blue Little Flower arr. Wu Tong, Chinese Traditional

Fusion 2000 commission, Xiaoyong Chen

Mido Mountain arr. Wu Tong, Chinese Traditional

Moon Over Guan Mountains 2000 commission, Zhao Jiping

Nirvana II 2000 commission, Liu Yuan

Silk Road Reverie 2000 commission, Zhu Jian-er

Tactile Time 2000 commission, Han Yong

The Prospect of Colored Desert 2000 commission, Jia Daqun

Yi Xin 2000 commission, Zhang Xu Ru

France

Piano Trio in A minor, Maurice Ravel

Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135, Claude Debussy

Hungary

Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8, Zoltán Kodály

India

Kolam music commissioned by the Silk Road Project in 2001, choreographed by Mark Morris; Mark Morris, Zakir Hussain, Ethan Iverson

Iran

Avaz-e Dashti, Persian Traditional

Blue as the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur 2000 commission, arr. Kalhor/Prutsman, Stephen: dedicated to the life of Harrison Kravis, Kayhan Kalhor

The Silent City, arr. Kalhor/Ljova.  This piece was made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation and was first performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 20, 2005, by the Silk Road Ensemble, artists in residence at Harvard University.

Through the Ancient Valley (Cello Concerto No. 2) World Premiere 2001: New York Philharmonic co-commission with the Köln Musik GmbH and the Orchestre National de Lyon, Richard Danielpour

Italy

Chi passa per'sta strada, Filippo Azzaiolo

Japan

Five Finnish Folk Songs, Michio Mamiya

Kio, Michio Mamiya

Orion, Toru Takemitsu

Korea

Ancient Bell, commissioned for The Silk Road Project 2006, Jeeyoung Kim

Hae-Maji Gut (A Shaman Performance to the New Sun) 2001 commission, Joon-Il Kang

Tryst 2001 commission, "Jacqueline" Jee-young Kim

Mongolia

Khara Khorum 2000 commission, Sangidorj Sansargereltech

Legend of Herlen 2000 commission, Byambasuren Sharav

Mongolian Traditional, Mongolian Traditional

Russia

Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67, Dmitri Shostakovich

Tajikistan

Circles of Time 2000 commission, Latif-Zadeh Alisher

Silk Road Dreams Dancing 2000 commission, Tolib-hon Shahidi

Sufi & Buddhist Monk 2001 commission, Tolib-hon Shahidi

Toj 2001 commission, Alisher Latif-Zadeh

Turkey

On the Back Streets of Old Istanbul 2001 commission, Hasan Uçarsu

Partita, Op. 31, Adnan Saygun

United States of America

Music for a Royal Palace, commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation 2006, Christopher Adler

Ritmos Anchinos, commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation 2006, Gabriela Lena Frank

Sulvasutra, commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation 2006, Evan Ziporyn

USA/Hong Kong

Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain, commissioned by The Carnegie Hall Corporation 2006, Angel Lam

Uzbekistan

Bukhara Concerto 2000 commission, Mustafa Bafoyev

Night Music: Voices in the Leaves 2000 commission, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky

Paths of Parables, commissioned for The Silk Road Project 2006, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky