Silkroad Ensemble Marks 25 Years at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 14: Yo-Yo Ma and Rhiannon Giddens Share the Stage
The Silkroad Ensemble will perform on November 14 at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City, in a concert celebrating the ensemble's 25th anniversary. Founder and cellist Yo-Yo Ma will share the stage with current artistic director Rhiannon Giddens, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musician, joined by violinist Colin Jacobsen and an all-star lineup of Silkroad artists.
The concert is the centerpiece of Silkroad's 25th Anniversary Gala, which also includes a cocktail reception and a black-tie gala dinner at Carnegie Hall. It marks the first time Ma and Giddens have shared the stage with the Ensemble since Giddens assumed artistic leadership in 2020.
Conceived by Ma in 1998, Silkroad released the Ensemble's first recording in 2001. Over 25 years the Ensemble has commissioned more than 230 new works, performed on five continents, brought together over 100 artists from around the world, and released 11 albums and an EP, including Sing Me Home, which won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 2016.
Ma said humanity's story has always been one of movement and exchange, of collaboration and friendship. Giddens called it an honor to be at the helm as the ensemble looks toward its next 25 years. Silkroad's 2026 season also includes the touring program Sanctuary and Global Musician Workshops in Boston and in Hangzhou, China.
(Source: Silkroad)
Source: Silkroad
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图片来源：Wikimedia Commons「Yo-Yo Ma in 2018 (cropped)」（CC BY 2.0），图中为丝绸之路乐团创办人马友友 Image: Wikimedia Commons, "Yo-Yo Ma in 2018 (cropped)" (CC BY 2.0), showing Silkroad founder Yo-Yo Ma
