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Dear Friends and Fellow Humans,I turn 70 today. For 7 decades I’ve had the privilege of living out my childhood dream, which was simply to UNDERSTAND. After spending more than half a century meeting people from all over the world willing to tell me their stories, I have found meaning, purpose and hope through advocating for their voices with music. I am deeply grateful to them all.But today, I am worried. In the year 2100, my youngest grandchild will be 76. She will be meeting a world I will not see. I wonder what the world will be like then? And what can we all do now to ensure that today’s children can live with hope, purpose and meaning? I try to remember that WE ARE NATURE. Embedded within nature, and in us, are the seeds of incredible creativity and terrifying destructiveness. My deepest birthday wish is that all of us humans become constantly aware of these opposing forces within us, and that we actively choose to create rather than destroy. Only then can we be free to imagine, invent and construct a new way of living together. Only then can we live in equilibrium with one another and with our planet, include all the wisdom of the ages, allow awe and wonder to be a part of our lives, and most of all, treat every human being with dignity: a PLANETARY HUMANISM.With love & affection,Yo-Yo by @yoyoma

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Our challenge is to use today’s tools to nurture the natural curiosity of children; to encourage learning, making, and building through collaboration; and to set their imaginative hearts and minds on fire so that they can lead lives filled with wonder.📷 @austinmann by @yoyoma

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Beethoven is a master of suspense. You can hear it in the first movement of his third cello sonata, which takes almost 15 minutes to answer the opening question. (Here it is with Emanuel Ax, full performance on YouTube/@yoyoma. Link in bio.)#classicalmusic #cello #beethoven by @yoyoma

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Culture turns the other into us. __📷 @austinmannŌtautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zealand)#cultureconnectsus by @yoyoma

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A moment of serenity with @stott.kathryn from “Songs of Comfort & Hope”__Rachmaninoff: Zdes’ khorosho@sonymasterworks @sonyclassical by @yoyoma

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Playing with the birds@annaclynecomposer’s “In the Gale” from the @birdsongproject by @yoyoma

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My first cello teacher (after my father!), Michelle Lepinte 🫶 by @yoyoma

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Yo-Yo Ma is nice AND he knows a thing or two about jazz. #InternationalJazzDay #Jazz #ClassicalMusic #PBSKids #ChildhoodMemories by @yoyoma

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A plea to the world, from the edge of a changing planet__“Earth Hymn” is from RITUAL, a large-scale performance conceived by director Arnbjörg María Danielsen (@arnbjorgdanielsen) with composer Viktor Orri Árnason (@viktorarnason) and Yo-Yo Ma, with text by Andri Snær Magnason (@andrimagnason) and ancient Icelandic poets. 🎥 @austinmann @ryanbooth @marvada_creations ___@sonymasterworks @sonyclassical by @yoyoma

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“The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.” —Richard Feynman📷 @austinmann___#earthday #ourcommonnature #grandcanyon by @yoyoma

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@yoyoma and Emanuel Ax have been friends since they were teenagers. On the newest episode of “Classical Music Happy Hour,” they discuss their long musical relationship, perform together, and answer audience questions like, “why does a piano have three pedals?”Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.“Classical Music Happy Hour” is created by WQXR and @CarnegieHall.This podcast is brought to you thanks to support from @vikingcruises. by @yoyoma

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“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” Filmed at Marian Anderson Hall in Philadelphia🎥 The Philadelphia Orchestra#songsofcomfort #cello by @yoyoma

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