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Nashville Symphony Concert Announcement

Nashville Symphony Concert Announcement

Silkroad Ensemble (April 1, 2019)

Contact: Dave Felipe, Publicist

Phone: 615.687.6565

dfelipe@nashvillesymphony.org

 

The following concert has been added to the Nashville Symphony concert calendar. Now available for season ticket holders, donors of $500 or more and groups of 12 or more, tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 20.  

Presentation

Silkroad Ensemble

7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2019

Described as a “roving musical laboratory without walls” by the Boston Globe, the Silkroad Ensemble sparks cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. The performing artists in this singular collective hail from more than 20 countries, drawing on a rich tapestry of traditions to create a new musical language — a uniquely engaging and accessible encounter between the foreign and the familiar. Learn more here.

Concert presented without orchestra. Yo-Yo Ma will not be performing with Silkroad Ensemble.

 

The GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony has earned an international reputation for its innovative programming and its commitment to performing, recording and commissioning works by America’s leading composers. The Nashville Symphony has released 29 recordings on Naxos, which have received 24 GRAMMY® nominations and 13 GRAMMY® Awards, making it one of the most active recording orchestras in the country. The orchestra has also released recordings on Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and New West Records, among other labels. With more than 140 performances annually, the orchestra offers a broad range of classical, pops and jazz, and children’s concerts, while its extensive education and community engagement programs reach 60,000 children and adults each year.