Tag: Yo-Yo Ma

Thursday, February 23rd, 2016-Echoes Program 1708D

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

World fusion took on classical dimensions when Yo-Yo Ma formed his acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble. He brought together musicians and composers from around the world to create a new dialogue in a hybrid cultural sound. We talk with Ma and other members of the ensemble.

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble in the Echoes Podcast

The Silk Road Ensemble )

Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble is among the premiere world music institutions, bringing together artists form traditional and classical worlds into a sometimes joyous, sometimes challenging fusion. Now they have a documentary film, The Music of Strangers.