Thu, 29 Apr 10, 7.30pm
Fri, 30 Apr 10, 7.30pm
Esplanade Concert Hall


Yo-Yo Ma cello
The Silk Road Ensemble

Apr 29 programme
AHMET ADNAN SAYGUN - Partita, Opus 31, Allegretto
PERSIAN TRADITIONAL arr. SIAMAK AGHAEI & COLIN JACOBSEN - Ascending Bird
ANGEL LAM - Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain*
EVAN ZIPORYN - Sulvasutra*
KAYHAN KALHOR - The Silent City**
CHINESE TRADITIONAL arr. ZHAO LIN - Yanzi (Swallow Song)
CHINESE TRADITIONAL arr. WU TONG & LI CANG SANG - Ambush from Ten Sides

* Commissioned by Carnegie Hall through The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the Silk Road Project. The world premiere was given at Carnegie Hall, New York City on September 16, 2006.
** Made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation and first performed at Harvard University in 2005. This arrangement was commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation.

Apr 30 programme
KAYHAN KALHOR - Mountains are Far Away
HU TIAN QUAN - Phoenix Rising
ZHAO JIPING - Summer in the High Grassland
PERSIAN TRADITIONAL arr. SIAMAK AGHAEI & COLIN JACOBSEN - Ascending Bird
RUAN JI arr. WU TONG & LIU LIN - Wine Madness
GABRIELA LENA FRANK - Ritmos Anchinos*
DMITRI YANOV-YANOVSKY - Night Music: Voice in the Leaves**
OSVALDO GOLIJOV - Air to Air *

* Commissioned by Carnegie Hall through The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the Silk Road Project, Inc. The world premiere was given at Carnegie Hall, New York City on September 16, 2006.
** Commissioned in 2000 by the Silk Road Project.


Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble take centrestage with Lan Shui and the SSO in another not-to-be-missed performance illuminating the musical and cultural heritage of the Silk Road countries.

The SSO Gala: The Silk Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performance of 1 May 10 has been brought forward to 29 Apr 10 due to a change in the artistes' schedule. The performance of 30 Apr 10 remains unchanged.