
Why we need the power of culture to pull our planet back from the brink
Culture must work alongside politics and economics to help us to recognize our values as shared values, our own goals as common goals, writes the Cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Began to study cello at the age of four; attended the Juilliard School; 1976, graduate, Harvard University. Many-faceted career is testament to continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences and to personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Maintains a balance between engagements as soloist with orchestras worldwide and recital and chamber music activities. Discography includes over 90 albums, including 18 Grammy award winners. Artistic Director, Silkroad, an organization promoting cross-cultural performance and collaborations at the edge where education, business, and the arts come together to transform the world. Work focuses on the transformative power music can have in individuals’ lives, and on increasing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to experience music in their communities. Member of the Board of Trustees, Aspen Institute. Member of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum. Performed for eight American presidents, including President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony.
Culture must work alongside politics and economics to help us to recognize our values as shared values, our own goals as common goals, writes the Cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
作为音乐家,我的工作是播撒希望的种子:当我思考未来时,我看到了无限的可能性。但与此同时,我也感到担心。好的方面是,人类认知的步伐不断前进,而且其速度是以往所不可比拟的。而坏的方面则是,在当今社会这种转变速度下,我们社会的发展方式对于人们来说未必总是最好的。如果前进的步伐超越了价值观的发展速度,那么我们是冒着风险前行的。没有地图的导向,容易让我们忽视人性,前所未有的大步伐其...
The cellist Yo-Yo Ma on how culture helped him feel at home in the world, and why our future depends on creativity.