We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making. Yo-Yo Ma agecomegolden Change image and share on social
One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea grow from within. The second is that when you sign on to something, there will be issues of trust, deep trust, the way the members of a string quartet have to trust one another. Yo-Yo Ma deepgrowidea share on social
I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world. Yo-Yo Ma fitgreatgrow Change image and share on social
Once something is memorable, it's living and you're using it. That to me is the foundation of a creative society. Yo-Yo Ma creativefoundationlive Change image and share on social
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks. Yo-Yo Ma creativityforcegreat Change image and share on social
Many of the Central Asians know Russian, and Ted Levin speaks it fluently. I speak Chinese, but Mongolian is completely different, so we had to have translators. Yo-Yo Ma asiancentralchinese Change image and share on social
I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home. Yo-Yo Ma backbreadbring Change image and share on social
Children, in a way, are constant learners. Certainly sponge-like. Absorbing everything without careful analysis, even though, at the same time, they are certainly capable of incredible insights. Yo-Yo Ma absorbanalysiscapable Change image and share on social
My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries. Yo-Yo Ma admirecasalcellist share on social
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning. Yo-Yo Ma greatlearnmusician Change image and share on social
