Last Tuesday (a week ago today) I had the amazing opportunity to go see Yo Yo Ma in concert with the Sony Philharmonic! The Sony Philharmonic is a volunteer orchestra from Japan. They were very wonderful (for a volunteer orchestra in particular). They were so committed that they even paid their own way to the states. They played the exact same program in Tokyo a couple of months before they preformed with Yo Yo Ma.
Despite the fact that I had to go solo it was truly one of the most moving concerts that I have ever been to. He played Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op 104. Although he had clearly played the concerto several times (he had it memorized and he had played it on a CD before) he played it as if it was the first time. There was so much emotion. It was an aesthetic experience. Even though it was embarrassing I was literally brought to tears. He was so enthralled in the performance that he seemed to be transported to a completely different realm.
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