Silkroad Ensemble Tickets
Silkroad Ensemble Concert Tickets
Enjoy an international sound with Silkroad Ensemble tickets. The Silkroad Ensemble is a musical collective that is part of the Silkroad, a not-for-profit organization formed in 1998 by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma to promote collaboration and multicultural artistic exchange. The ensemble consists of a variety of musicians, storytellers, visual artists, arrangers and composers representing Eurasian cultures.
Many traditional instruments from the countries that lie on the original Silk Road route are used by the group. Some examples are the Chinese lute or pipa that is plucked, the Armenian woodwind instrument, the duduk, the Japanese bamboo flute called a shakuhachi and others from other countries such as Mongolia.
Listen to a night of multicultural innovation with Silkroad Ensemble tickets. The collective holds regular hosts interdisciplinary music festivals as well as arranges musical residencies in Europe, Asia and the United States. The collective also commissions original pieces from a variety of places and genres, including works by the Chinese composer Zhao Jiping and the Uzbekistani composer Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky.
In addition to performing in such countries as Iran, Azerbaijan, India and Tajikistan, the Silkroad Collective has recorded multiple albums. Their first album, Silk Road Journey: When Strangers Meet, was released in 2001. The follow-up Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon was released internationally in 2005.
How much do Silk Road Ensemble tickets cost?
Ticket prices vary based on the venue, orchestra, and performance type. On average, tickets range from $20 to $398.
- Average Price: $110 per ticket
- Lowest Price: Around $75 is often the lowest price you can find a ticket
- Premium Seating Options: A premium center orchestra seat near the front of the stage can cost as much as $287 a ticket
When is Silk Road Ensemble next concert?
The details for Silk Road Ensemble’s next live concert haven’t been released. We will update their schedule after a new concert is announced.
How long are Silk Road Ensemble concerts?
Each performance is around 90 minutes long without intermission.
What songs are on Silk Road Ensemble's setlist?
Silk Road Ensemble's setlist while performing in Vienna , VA at “Filene Center at Wolf Trap” included the following songs:
- “The Call” — Maeve Gilchrist*
- “O, Death” — Traditional, arr. by Rhiannon Giddens**
- “Ascending Bird” — Traditional, arr. by Colin Jacobsen and Siamak Aghaei**
- “Sacred Cloud Music” — Zhao Jiping
- “Goin' Home” (from the Grammy Award-winning album, Sing Me Home) — Antonin Dvořák, arr. by Rhiannon Giddens and Mazz Swift**
- “Ho-oh” — Kaoru Watanabe*
- “Ekla Cholo Re” — Sandeep Das, Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore***
- “St. James Infirmary Blues” — Traditional; arr. Michael Ward-Bergeman
- "New Ritual” — Traditional, arranged by member of Silkroad**
- “Cut the Rug: IV. Wake the Dead” — David Bruce, arr. by Edward Pérez**
Source: Setlist.fm
