Silkroad Ensemble featuring Rhiannon Giddens and Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie Hall

The groundbreaking Silkroad Ensemble returns with its founder, Yo-Yo Ma; its current artistic director, the Pulitzer Prize–winning folk musician and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens; and a lineup of Silkroad virtuosos to celebrate the ensemble’s 25 years of connecting the world through music.

Performers

Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo, Viola, Vocals, and Artistic Director Yo-Yo Ma, Cello and Founder Silkroad Ensemble

- Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet

- Shawn Conley, Bass

- Sandeep Das, Tabla

- Haruka Fujii, Percussion

- Maeve Gilchrist, Celtic Harp

- Colin Jacobsen, Violin

- Wu Man, Pipa

- Karen Ouzounian, Cello

- Shane Shanahan, Percussion

- Mazz Swift, Violin and Vocals

- Francesco Turrisi, Accordion and Percussion

- Kojiro Umezaki, Shakuhachi

- Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese Flutes and Percussion