Update (7/5): Pit seats are now available. Pit seats have a partially obstructed view.

Update (6/14): Student tickets to this performance are now SOLD OUT.

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for musical connections that stimulate the imagination. His Silk Road Ensemble takes inspiration from the historical Silk Road trading route as a modern metaphor for multicultural exchange. From Japan to the Mediterranean, the Silk Road promoted an unprecedented sharing of commodities, ideas, arts, sciences, and innovations among people from diverse cultures along the way.

The Silk Road Ensemble, a collective of internationally renowned musicians, composers, arrangers, visual artists, and storytellers from more than 20 countries, presents innovative performances that explore the relationship between tradition and innovation in music from the East and West.

This performance will feature Jeffrey Beecher, contrabass; Mike Block, cello; Nicholas Cords, viola; Sandeep Das, tabla; Haruka Fujii, percussion; Jonathan Gandelsman, violin; Joseph Gramley, percussion; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Kayhan Kalhor, kamancheh; Yo‐Yo Ma, cello; Jon Mendle, guitar; Cristina Pato, gaita (Galcian bagpipes); Mark Suter, percussion; Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi; Wu Tong, sheng and bawu; and Yang Wei, pipa.

Program
Caronte – Cristina Pato
Ascending Bird – Persian Tradition (arr. Siamak Aghaei, Colin Jacobsen)
Wine Madness – Ruan Ji (arr. Wu Tong, Liu Lin)
Air to Air – Osvaldo Golijov
The Taranta Project – Giovanni Sollima
Shristi – Sandeep Das
Ambush from Ten Sides – Traditional (arr. Li Cang Sang, Wu Tong)

Classical music performances are made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. We thank the Trustees for their visionary generosity and for encouraging others to support Carolina Performing Arts.

Please note: Main floor premium seats for this performance are available exclusively to Carolina Performing Arts donors of $1,000 or more. To become one, please add a donation to your ticket order or contact Melchee Johnson at (919) 843-1869.

“He's a cello master. A classical impresario.”
- Los Angeles Times