CH-10. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

USA, 96, Feature Documentary

?A first-rate music film capturing a restless desire to communicate beyond the boundaries...? HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

The Music of Strangers shares the very funny Yo-Yo Ma, a giant in the world of Western classical music, putting Beethoven aside to spend time with his multicultural Silk Road Ensemble. He gathers virtuosos from around the world, of very different traditions, and puts them in rooms together to see what kind of music they?d make together. This film, by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (Troubadours), is full of transcendent music?including Ma’s performance of a solo Bach piece in the Toronto Music Garden. It will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the stunning variety of our world’s musical traditions, and an appetite to hear more.