Songs of the Silk Road
CELLO / GUZHENG
For centuries, the Silk Road connected distant cultures through the exchange of ideas, traditions, and artistic expression.
Songs of the Silk Road brings together the cello and guzheng, two instruments shaped by different musical histories, yet united by their capacity for lyricism and expression.
Moving between Eastern and Western traditions, the program explores the spaces where musical languages meet, where familiar melodies take on new colors, and where listening becomes an encounter with another world.
PROGRAM
Joe Hisaishi
Path of the Wind
Antonín Dvořák / Dongjin / YongHo
Going Home / Where the Clouds Roam
J. du Pré
Sadness
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Theme from The Last Emperor
Traditional Chinese
Li Xianglan
Nicolas Despalj
Omaggio a Bellini
Traditional Chinese
Butterfly Lovers
Erik Satie
Gymnopédie No. 1
Traditional Chinese
Fishing Boats
Claudio Monteverdi
Pur ti miro
From L'incoronazione di Poppea
arr. Adams
Tan Dun
Cello Sonata
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Joseph Kuipers — cello / Uko Adams — guzheng