Yo-Yo Ma brightened the days of some MA residents Saturday when he gave an impromptu performance...

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[lark]

1. What a strange and wondrous world we live in.

It gives us these moments of beauty, given out of love and respect and it also plunges us to the depths, like on 1/6. People suck, my husband always says, but they are also capable of beauty, love and caring. Thanks for sharing an instance of the later.

[demmiblue]

3. You're welcome, lark!

Yo-Yo Ma is an exceptional musician, and an equally exceptional human being. I remember him going down to the border as part of his Bach Project:

It's the beautiful acts of caring, compassion and wonder (and, sometimes, just plain silliness... oh, and animal videos ) that has helped us get through the pandemic.

[FlyingPiggy]

4. Wouldn't it have been funny if someone came by and dropped a few dollars

Into his case? I love that he did this. He is such a talented, and thoughtful, and conscientious person. Would love to see him in concert.

[demmiblue]

5. Ok, that made me laugh!

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. He is just the neatest guy. nt

[malaise]

7. My mother had a violinist play Going Home as my father's

coffin was placed next to her father and sister in the family burial spot almost 38 years ago

[frazzled]

8. Why does he bow on the fingerboard?

I honestly want to know from a cellist. I kind of know that closer to the bridge gives a brighter sound and closer to the fingerboard more mellow ... but up on the finger board? I always thought it was supposed to be between the two.

I am going to admit this: I adore YoYo Ma the human being. I’ve never been much of a fan of his playing. His sound always seems nasal to me, and I always thought it might be the instrument. But maybe not. I know nothing.