Art for Life’s Sake: In Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma
The thing we learn in music is to keep track of two things at once — the biggest space and the smallest component.
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World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, 2013 Harman-Eisner artist in residence, discusses his far-reaching vision for how artists can practice their citizenship, as individuals and through institutions—and how the arts fulfill a fundamental human need by forging and strengthening community.
- 2013 Festival
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