Mission Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical Silk Road, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad in 1998 to explore how the arts can advance global understanding. Today, Silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. CONTACT DETAILS Call +1 617-496-8888 info@silkroadproject.org http://www.silkroadproject.org MORE INFO About Silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. Company Overview Inspired by the exchange of ideas and traditions along the historical Silk Road, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established Silkroad in 1998 to explore how the arts can advan... See more General Information Representing a global array of cultures, Silk Road Ensemble musicians co-create art, performance, and ideas. The Grammy Award-winning Ensemble has been called “... See more Awards "Sing Me Home" - 2017 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album Products Silk Road Ensemble recordings: Sing Me Home (Sony Masterworks, 2016) A Playlist Without Borders and Live from Tanglewood (CD-DVD, Sony Classical, 2013) Off the Map (World Village, In a Circle Records, 2009) New Impossibilities (Sony Classical, 2007) Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon (Sony Classical, 2005) Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (Sony Classical, 2002) Silkroad musicians also appear on Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago (CSO-Resound, 2008, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2002). http://silkroadproject.org/ensemble categories Charity · Performing arts · Education