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...just so shy at the beginning,” Chang remembers...
...Chang says that before Harvard, Ma’s life was intensely focused on his family and his cello. Born in Paris to Chinese parents, he took up the cello at the age of four (because, Ma has said, he was attracted to its large size). He was performing in Carnegie Hall by the time he was nine and he was soon studying with Leonard Rose at Julliard’s pre-college program...
...family was very Chinese and conservative,” Chang says. “The father had a pretty tight grip on the family. The father insisted that Yo-Yo do his practicing, learn his Chinese and lead a very disciplined life...
...Nobody knew who he was,” Chang says. “He hadn’t started his career yet—he was basically completely unknown...
...Chang says that Ma was not the most famous man on campus—that distinction went to the quarterback and receiver...