SILKROAD ENSEMBLE

Founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 2000 and now under the artistic direction of Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy award-winning Silkroad Ensemble has been at the core of Silkroad’s work to advance global understanding, deepen learning, and promote cross-cultural collaboration. These artists represent dozens of nationalities and artistic traditions, from Spain and Japan to Syria and the United States, and draw on a rich tapestry of traditions from around the world to create a new musical language that weaves together the foreign and the familiar. The Ensemble appears in many configurations and settings, from intimate groups of two and three in museum galleries to rousing complements of eighteen in concert halls, public squares, and amphitheaters.

Silkroad Ensemble performs throughout the world and has recorded eight albums. Sing Me Home, which won the 2016 Grammy for Best World Music Album was developed and recorded alongside the documentary feature The Music of Strangers, from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville.

For Booking Inquiries:
Opus 3 Artists
Mary Pat | mbuerkle@opus3artists.com
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KINAN AZMEH

KINAN AZMEH

SHAWN CONLEY

SHAWN CONLEY

HARUKA FUJII

HARUKA FUJII

JOSEPH GRAMLEY

JOSEPH GRAMLEY

BALLA KOUYATÉ

KAREN OUZOUNIAN

KAREN OUZOUNIAN

MARK SUTER

MARK SUTER

KAORU WATANABE

KAORU WATANABE

REYLON YOUNT

JEFFREY BEECHER

JEFFREY BEECHER

SANDEEP DAS

SANDEEP DAS

RHIANNON GIDDENS

COLIN JACOBSEN

COLIN JACOBSEN

SHAW PONG LIU

SHAW PONG LIU

CRISTINA PATO

CRISTINA PATO

MAZZ SWIFT

MAZZ SWIFT

MICHI WIANCKO

MICHI WIANCKO

MIKE BLOCK

MIKE BLOCK

HADI ELDEBEK

HADI ELDEBEK

MAEVE GILCHRIST

MAEVE GILCHRIST

ERIC JACOBSEN

ERIC JACOBSEN

YO-YO MA

YO-YO MA

EDWARD PÉREZ

EDWARD PÉREZ

KOJIRO UMEZAKI

KOJIRO UMEZAKI

WU MAN

WU MAN

LAYALE CHAKER

LAYALE CHAKER

NORA FISCHER

NORA FISCHER

MARIO GOTOH

MARIO GOTOH

KAYHAN KALHOR

KAYHAN KALHOR

KEVORK MOURAD

KEVORK MOURAD

SHANE SHANAHAN

SHANE SHANAHAN

PREETI VASUDEVAN

PREETI VASUDEVAN

WU TONG

WU TONG

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS THROUGH THE YEARS

 

RHIANNON GIDDENS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

2020 - Present

JEFFREY BEECHER
NICHOLAS CORDS
SHANE SHANAHAN

Co-Artistic Directors

Jeffrey Beecher: 2017 - 2019
Nicholas Cords: 2017 - 2020
Shane Shanahan: 2017 - 2020

YO-YO MA

Founder/Artistic Director

2000 - 2017

 

COLLABORATORS THROUGH THE YEARS