The Silkroad Festival 2002 will be hosted by Yo-Yo Ma, and he brings us down a journey on the ancient route from the Meditteranean Sea to the Far East. Along with musicians from China and Azerbidjan, Yo-Yo Ma presents nine concerts over six days in the world famous Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The first in the series is on January 25, 2002 and the last is on February 3rd.

You may buy a ticket to the entire series for € 122.52 (euros) or pay for each concert – if they don’t sell out. If interested it’s best to get your tickets now, directly from the Concertgebouw. You can call and buy tix with a credit card over the phone. Check their website for more info on that. Here is the schedule for the entire series as we have it now:

Jan. 25th, Yo-Yo Ma; Silk Road Ensemble; Khongorzul Ganbaatar

Jan. 26th, Rchestra

Jan. 26th, Yo-Yo Ma; Frank Kouwenhoven; Dai Xiaolin

Jan. 27th Yo-Yo Ma; Silk Road Ensemble

Jan 27th, Yo-Yo Ma; Ted Levin; Uljan Baybusinova

Jan. 30th Yo-Yo Ma; Silk Road Ensemble; Khongorzul Ganbaatar

Feb. 2nd, Ted Levin; Jean During; Mohammad Reza Shajarian

Feb. 3rd, Yo-Yo Ma; Melih Duygulu; Grup Kervan

Feb. 3rd, Yo-Yo Ma; Silk Road Ensemble; Wu Man.