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...Ma is more than just a musician—he is a cultural celebrity. His name has been dropped on “Seinfeld” and he made a cameo appearance on the Christmas special of “The West Wing.” Even children recognize him: Ma has chatted with Elmo on “Sesame Street” and stopped by “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood...
...recent six-hour video project for PBS, Ma collaborated with artists from various disciplines to present Bach’s “Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.” Choreographer Mark Morris, Olympic figure skaters Torvill and Dean, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, a Kabuki actor and a landscape designer worked with Ma on different suites to create what The Washington Post called an “18th-century music video...
...Appalachian bluegrass, tango and the jazz stylings of Bobby McFerrin are just a few of the musical genres that Ma has explored over the years...
...recently performed with Itzhak Perlman at the Academy Awards, playing themes from movies nominated for Best Score, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Ma is featured on the soundtrack from that movie, which won the Oscar in that category...
...Lynn W. Chang ’75, a violinist with the Boston Chamber Music Society and lifelong friend of Ma, says that it is Ma’s ability to connect with the audience that makes him such a successful performer...