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).
Genre: Classical
During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Tiny Desk team worked from home and featured artists who performed from their homes keeping with the same Tiny Desk vibe. In this concert, Ólafur Arnalds performed “Happiness Does Not Wait,” “Woven Song,” “Spiral,” and “We Contain Multitudes” from a studio in Reykjavík, Iceland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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”.
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.
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.
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.”
When they’re not in their lab coats, many medical professionals find creative solace as gifted musicians. Carnegie Hall will showcase these essential workers with a special performance by the National Virtual Medical Orchestra and a guest appearance by violinist Joshua Bell. This is a multimedia stream that can be watched on Facebook or YouTube. If you miss the […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
Rodolfo Mancuso is an actor, internet personality, and musician who’s most notable for his comedic videos on YouTube. In this stay-at-home livestream, he shows his serious side and his talent on the keys playing: Married Life (UP) 3:23 Baby One More Time – Britney Spears 6:30 Avengers Movie Theme 8:00 Pirates of the Caribbean Theme […]
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 […]
In his second mini COVID-19 concert, composer Carlos Cipa played soulfully, producing a piece that creates quiet reflection and moments of loud joy.
In his first livestream of the COVID-19 lockdown, Carlos Cipa performed this bittersweet melancholy mini-concert on March 27, 2020.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, the Tiny Desk team worked from home and featured artists who performed from their homes keeping with the same Tiny Desk vibe. In this concert, world-renowned concert pianist Lang Lang performed two compositions: Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor and Bach’s Goldberg Variations 18 & 19.
If one were to score a piano piece around the solitary sounds of the COVID-19 lockdown, it might sound like this livestream by composer Carlos Cipa from his home in Munich, Germany. As he reaches beyond the keys to temper the strings, Cipa shows how versatile the piano can be when the artist goes beyond […]