All silk-road-ensemble articles
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NewsSilkroad and New England Conservatory announce 2022 Global Musician Workshop
The five-day programme will welcome 60 students from around the globe to participate in tuition-free classes and public performances with Silkroad artists and special guests
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NewsRhiannon Giddens named artistic director of Silkroad
The fiddle player, banjoist and singer is the first single person to hold the role since Yo-Yo Ma
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VideoSilkroad Ensemble performs Kinan Azmeh’s ‘Wedding’ at Tanglewood
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma came up with the idea of Silkroad, formerly named the Silk Road Project, in 1998, inspired by the historical Silk Road trading route that linked China with the West. The Silkroad Ensemble launched in 2000, comprising musicians from countries along this route. ‘We started as a group ...
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NewsYo-Yo Ma steps down from Silkroad Ensemble
Cellist passes directorship of artistic melting pot to trio of current musicians
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ReviewSing Me Home
The Strad Issue: August 2016 Description: Ma and his multicultural ensemble set out on the Silk Road again Musicians: Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble Catalogue number: SONY 88875 18101-2 Sheng, shakuhachi and zanfona join ...