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After the introduction, Koh and piano accompanist Hsin-Bei Lee, a professional pianist and MIT affiliate, performed three pieces: Benjamin Britten’s “Cello Sonata,” Frederic Chopin’s “Cello Sonata,” and Astor Piazzolla’s “Le Grande Tango...
...affirmation that he was ready to perform and influence people with his music. Koh took that charge seriously, and has performed for audiences all over the world, winning some of his craft’s top prizes and accolades. For one year, he played on a Montagnana cello that he borrowed from none other than Yo-Yo Ma ’76. Ma might have been reluctant to take it back, though: during his freshman year, Koh told the Harvard Independent’s annual sex survey that his greatest fantasy was to have sex with his cello. A native...
There are plenty of nongamers out there, but there aren't that many nonrockers. And how long will it take till we get a game for them too? Coming in 2010: Cello Hero...
...followed his performance with an encore, playing a solo that rendered the whole room silent. He played a piece that had an ethereal, eerie sound, accompanying his own cello solo by singing a vocal part. The moment emphasized the fact that Koh is not simply someone playing an instrument, but actually is the instrument himself...
...then came the main event. Antonin Dvorak’s “Cello Concerto in B minor,” featuring Koh’s solo performance, was undoubtedly the highlight of the evening. Truly a vessel for the music, Koh moved with the orchestra and with the conductor, his closed eyes suggesting deep emotion and intense concentration etched across his face. Koh moved his arms with fluidity and athletic agility, his fingers nimbly scaling up and down the fingerboard of his cello to produce a rich, deep, and confident sound that swirled upward to the top of Sanders...