Summermusik 2025: Adventures on the Silk Road

he year is 1271 and, inspired by his father’s and uncle’s tales of Kubla Khan’s fantastical residence, Venetian merchant Marco Polo sets off on a 15,000-mile roundtrip to China, taking the scenic route across the Balkans, through central Asia, the Gobi Desert, and across the Pamir Mountains to reach Shangdu (anglicized later to Xandu, then popularized as Xanadu), Kubla Khan’s summer capital.

Our musical excursion includes the first concert performance of Syrian American composer’s Malek Jandali violin concerto by Rachel Barton Pine; SoRIAH, a Tuvan throat singer inspired by the voices of the great steppe of Central Asia, and is bookended by composers from Venice.


Preconcert activities:
Join Summermusik Director Eckart Preu for a pre-concert talk in the Mayerson Theatre at 6:45pm

Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
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Concert Sponsor
Gale & Dave Beckett

Reception Partner
Cora's Caker

Rachel Barton Pine Sponsor
Trish & Glenn Larsen

Music Sponsor
Marjorie Davies

Ensemble Theatre Sponsor
Sijie Dai & Michael Mui

Event Supporter
A Friend of Summermusik

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