Yo-Yo Ma, cello

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Inspired by Bach’s ability to speak to our shared humanity, Yo-Yo Ma performs the six unaccompanied cello suites in a very special solo concert. Experience one of the greatest artists—and arts ambassadors—of our time, and celebrate music’s ability to inspire, uplift, and bring people together.    

“Soft sounds around me suggested that others were caught up in similarly strong emotions. How Ma has this effect on people is a mystery: I suspect it has to do with the warmth he brings to music that is fundamentally beyond comprehension. He makes the godlike human.”

The New Yorker

Program Details

Program notes to come.

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Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, From the Great Smoky Mountains

Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, From the Great Smoky Mountains

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