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Yo-Yo Ma: Beginner's Mind

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma (Words + Music) talks about his impromptu performance at a COVID vaccination site and plays a game about pop songs that quote classical music pieces.

World-renowned musician Yo-Yo Ma began his musical journey at just 2-and-a-half years old when his parents placed a violin in his hands, "I was very bad and I gave it up. And my parents thought, "well the boy is just not musically talented." He rebounded quickly when at the age

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