It's still more than two weeks before acclaimed cellist Yo-yo Ma (
The Silk Road Project is quite simply one of the grandest events ever imagined for classical music performance as well as music education, ethnology and anthropology. For the project, Yo-yo Ma looks back on the Silk Road as a great highway that brought not only economic commerce, but cultural interchange as well. Taking the legendary Asian-European trade route as a starting point, Ma has enlisted the help of composers, musicians and scholars from around the world. New cello concertos and other musical scores have been composed by both Asian and Western composers expressly for the travelling Silk Road Ensemble. Using instruments from European symphony, as well as from various regions in China and central Asia, the group will tour the world, welcoming local musicians and cultural influences along the way.
The two Taipei performances, to be held on March 6 and March 7 in Taipei, come early on the itinerary. From here, Ma and his musical caravan will follow the ancient Silk Road east from China, moving through central Asia and finally on to Europe and America. Festivals and concerts associated with the tour will be held through the autumn of 2002.
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