Yo-Yo Ma

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Magnetism
Musical Mod Lets MRI Scanner Soothe the Frazzled Patient
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Hackers love to make music with things that aren’t normally considered musical instruments. We’ve all seen floppy drive orchestras, and the musical …
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Albums
Classic FM Chart: André Rieu enters at No. 3 ahead of Christmas albums
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Andrea Bocelli remains at No. 1 for his seventh consecutive week – can he stay on top for the Christmas No. 1 spot? Christmas Day is just weeks away – …
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Tenacious D: A gloriously smutty show
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In a world devastated by atomic warfare, two heroes have arisen.Jack Black and Kyle Gass, aka Tenacious D, have not only survived the nuclear …
Trumpeter
Chris Botti returns to Peace Center; tickets on sale this week
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Smooth jazz trumpeter Chris Botti will return to the Peace Center for a show at 8 p.m. July 20. Tickets go on sale Dec. …
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Montreal weather: Walking on Sunshine
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Sunny with a light breeze of up to 15 km/h.There will be a wind chill of minus 21 in the morning and minus 14 in the afternoon.Environment Canada is …
Pop Music
Boston Music and Conversation: Episode 121 - Mike Block
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Cellist, educator, innovator and pioneer, Mike Block breaks the mold and the norms. He plays, sings and creates percussion with what is normally …
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TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was …
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Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma gives free concert in Montreal métro
montrealgazette.com - Catherine Solyom, Montreal Gazette
With the subway rumbling underneath and a cold wind penetrating from the outside, Place-des-Arts métro station on a Saturday afternoon was not quite …
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Yo-Yo Ma gives free concert in Montreal subway
ctvnews.ca - Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- A Montreal subway station played host to an unusually talented busker on Saturday as world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma entertained a rapt …
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Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to perform in Montreal Metro station
globalnews.ca - By Annabelle Olivier
Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most famous musicians, will be giving a free performance at a Montreal Metro station on Saturday afternoon. The event is …
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Extended: Yo Yo Ma busks in Montreal
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Ljova and Friends - The New Yorker
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You might not think you know Lev Zhurbin, the Russian-born violist and composer better known as Ljova, but there’s a good chance that you’ve heard his subtle, crafty arrangements played by such colleagues
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Violin
Best classical recordings of 2018: Rachel Barton Pine, Yo-Yo Ma top the list
Chicago Tribune - Howard Reich
For the top classical recordings of the year, I conversed with John von Rhein, who retired as the newspaper’s classical music critic in July. What follows are five picks from each of us, with our comments:
Classical Music
Yo-Yo Ma performs in Montréal metro
thestrad.com - 2018-12-10T12:52:00+00:00
The Chinese cellist gives a free concert in the Montréal metro, including a Leonard Cohen singalong.
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Carnegie Hall
Head of Carnegie Hall Sir Clive Gillinson marries much younger lawyer
Page Six - By Richard Johnson
Sir Clive Gillinson, the head of Carnegie Hall, surprised some of the stuffy trustees at the music institution by marrying a beautiful, younger woman …
News (Hong Kong)
Event: Freespace Happening features eclectic live music, outdoor cinema & experimental uses of spaces – free, this weekend
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[Sponsored Content] The December edition of West Kowloon Cultural District’s regular free outdoor event – Freespace Happening – will feature the …
Ann Arbor
UMS Announces Yo-Yo Ma Talk And Day Of Action In Feb 2019
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The University Musical Society (UMS) is pleased to announce a residency with cellist Yo-Yo Ma that will take place February 27-28, 2019 in Ann Arbor …
Call the Midwife
What to Watch in December
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There’s a huge amount of worthwhile TV out there nowadays, so it can be hard to choose what to watch. But who better to recommend shows than the …
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Yoyo
Yo-Yo Ma shows yet again why he is so universally beloved
The Washington Post - By Simon Chin
There was a moment halfway through Yo-Yo Ma’s recital Thursday night at Washington National Cathedral that summed up the beloved cellist’s universal appeal. He had just finished the third of Bach’s six
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Great Performances: The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood Premieres Friday, December 28 on PBS to Honor the 100th Birthday of Music …
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A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader – a...
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A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader – a collection of original letters to children about why we read and how books shape our character by 121 of the most interesting people in our world, each
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Yoyo
Should You Be Using a Metronome When You Do Mental Practice?
bulletproofmusician.com - Noa Kageyama, Ph.D.
Pianist Leon Fleisher has said that between melody, harmony, and rhythm, rhythm is by far the most important.As the saying goes, timing is …
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Renée Fleming as Georgia O’Keeffe, Die Walküre, More Set for 2019 Tanglewood Season
Playbill - By Ryan McPhee
The season will also mark the launch of the Tanglewood Learning Institute. Opera star and recent Tony Award nominee Renée Fleming will star in the …
Silk Road
Silkroad To Perform In Sydney For The First Time Next March
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Grammy Award-winning super group Silkroad Ensemble will perform in Sydney for the first time on Saturday March 9, 2019 at the Sydney Opera House …
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Paul Simon
Chris Botti
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By This post was contributed by a community member. He’s Back! For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti has …
Wake Forest University
Krista Tippett to speak at Wake Forest University
journalnow.com - Lisa O’Donnell
CIVIL CONVERSATION: Krista Tippett, host of the popular public radio show, “On Being,” will be at Wake Forest University at 6 p.m., Nov. 15, as part …
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Tenacious D brought 'Post-Apocalypto' to Chicago (pics, video, setlist)
brooklynvegan.com - By BrooklynVegan Staff
Tenacious D recently released a new rock opera album, Post-Apocalypto, and they’ve been posting episodes of the accompanying six episode animated …
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The Theatre
Layla and Majnun review – Yo-Yo Ma and Mark Morris's swirling tragedy
The Guardian - Lyndsey Winship
Layla and Majnun fall in love, but when Layla is married off to a different man, Majnun is left roaming the wilderness in despair. That’s the bones of an ancient Persian love story, retold down the centuries
La Jolla
Pablo Ziegler Jazz Tango Trio to perform at La Jolla JCC Thursday
sandiegouniontribune.com - George Varga
Pablo Ziegler won the first Grammy Award of his career this year, earning Best Latin Jazz Album honors for his aptly titled “Jazz Tango.” The …
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The Theatre
Why I'm riffing on Layla: Yo-Yo Ma on rebooting the lovers who inspired Clapton
The Guardian - Judith Mackrell
There was to be no leader, no dominant cultural voice. When Yo-Yo Ma founded the Silkroad ensemble in 1998, the cellist’s vision of an international community of musicians forging a global idiom of music