THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE

USA, 2015, 95 min.

Director Morgan Neville

Since 2000, cellist Yo-Yo Ma has brought together musicians from all over the world with his Silk Road project. Just as the real Silk Road once connected China with central and western Asia, so too does Yo-Yo Ma seek to foster a multicultural exchange of ideas and a dialogue between Asian artists and those whose influences are more western. His project comprises a varying line up of around 60 soloists from over 20 different nations. The Silk Road Ensemble has so far performed over 300 concerts in 34 countries. Morgan Neville’s documentary outlines Yo-Yo Ma’s own life story: born to Chinese parents in Paris, he was just seven when Leonard Bernstein first presented him as an exceptionally gifted cellist. Neville’s film conveys the energy required by each ensemble member to allow the universal power and beauty of music to unfold, in performances that are as natural as they are authentic and that truly come from the heart.

Berlinale – Official Selection

Biografilm Festival (Bologna) – Audience Award

LUMIERE: 20.04, 20:00
LUMIERE: 25.04, 17:15
ODEON: 30.04, 17:00

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