The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
Kinan Azmeh clarinet
Jeffrey Beecher double bass
Mike Block cello
Nicholas Cords viola
Sandeep Das tabla
Johnny Gandelsman violin
Joseph Gramley percussion
Colin Jacobsen violin
Kayhan Kalhor kamancheh
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Cristina Pato gaita
Shane Shanahan, Mark Suter percussion
Wu Man pipa
Wu Tong sheng

Kinan Azmeh: Ibn Arabi's Postlude
Wu Man: Night Thoughts
Sandeep Das: Srishti
David Bruce: Cut the Rug
Vijay Iyer: Playlist for an Extreme Occasion
Colin Jacobsen: Atashgah
Sapo Perapaskero: Turceasca (arr. O. Golijov & Ljova)

«We all feel we’re better musicians as a result of the Silk Road Project. We were taken to musical areas we didn’t know well, and have widened our own musical worlds. We have more tools with which to express ourselves. Most importantly, I feel more human, more connected to others.» (Yo-Yo Ma)