Yo-Yo Ma Second Jab Impromptu Concert

Yo-Yo Ma transformed a Covid-19 vaccine waiting area into a mini impromptu concert after receiving his second shot of the vaccine at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Saturday (March 13, 2021).

Yo-Yo Ma and Sara Wolfensohn: Rachamaninoff’s Vocalise in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and concert pianist Sara Wolfensohn performed Rachamaninoff’s Vocalise to “The Eternal Aria.” Ma and Wolfensohn dedicated this performance to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Schumann with Emanuel Ax

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax performed works by Robert Schumann.

Yo-Yo Ma and Kayhan Kalhor: Morgh e Sahar by Ostad Morteza

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and Iranian multi-instrumentalist and composer Kayhan Kalhor performed “Morgh e Sahar” (Bird of the Dawn) by Ostad Morteza.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma and Wu Tong: Rain Falling From Roof

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and master sheng player Wu Tong performed “Rain Falling from the Roof,” a song composed by Tong.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suite No. 1, Sarabande

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Sarabande” from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. Ma dedicated this performance to those we’ve lost.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: El cant dels ocells (Song of the Birds) – Catalan Folk Song

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “El cant dels ocells (Song of the Birds),” a Catalan folk song. Ma dedicated this performance to the Shipibo-konibo tribe of Peru.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Appalachia Waltz by Mark O’Connor

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Appalachia Waltz” by Mark O’Connor.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Love Theme (from Cinema Paradiso) by Ennio Morricone

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso, by Ennio Morricone.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Albinon’s Adagio in G Minor

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Adagio in G Minor” by Tomaso Albinoni. Ma dedicated this performance to those who are grieving.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Amour by Edward Elgar

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Salut d’Amour” by Edward Elgar. Yo-Yo Ma dedicated this performance to the “canceled weddings, separated lovers, new loves found, and loved ones near and […]

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma and Kinan Azmeh: The Fence, the Rooftop and the Distant Sea

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and Syrian clarinet player Kinan Azmeh perform V. Epilogue from Azmeh’s “The Fence, the Rooftop and the Distant Sea”.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo: Blewu

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma and Beninese-American singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performed “Blewu,” a Ewe dirge for the dead and anthem of thanks.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Dona Nobis Pacem

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Dona Nobis Pacem” (Grant Us Peace) from the Agnus Dei.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma – Bach: Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Prelude to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major.”

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Sarabande

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Sarabande” from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Prayer by Ernest Bloch

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed Prayer by Ernest Bloch from “From Jewish Life” No. 1.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Mooing Home

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. In this video, entitled “Mooing Home,” Yo-Yo Ma performed “Going Home” by Antonín Dvořák, accompanied by an animated video of farm animals created by illustrator Sandra Boynton.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: From Ennio Morricone’s ‘The Legend of 1900’

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed an excerpt from Ennio Morricone’s “The Legend of 1900.” Ma dedicated this performance to the people of Italy.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Tree Tree Tree

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Tree Tree Tree” by Fred Rogers (better known as Mister Rogers). Ma dedicated this performance to the kids and grown-ups who are at home […]

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Saint-Saëns – The Swan

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suite No. 3, Sarabande

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Sarabande” from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3. This performance was dedicated to frontline healthcare workers.

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma and Mo Willems: Nana by Manuel de Falla

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Nana” by Manuel de Falla. This performance was done alongside improvised drawing by children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems as part of a […]

#SongsOfComfort Yo-Yo Ma: Dvořák – Going Home

In March 2020, famed concert cellist Yo-Yo Ma initiated the #SongsOfComfort project, an online concert series intended to provide comfort at a time of anxiety and fear. Here, Yo-Yo Ma performed “Going Home” by Antonín Dvořák.

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