Captivating Bach from Yo-Yo Ma in Cleveland

By Frank Kuznik, 13 August 2018

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“Ma... is a larger-than-life presence who can fill any space with riveting, intensely personal work”

Reviewed at Blossom Music Center, Cleveland on 12 August 2018

Bach, Cello suite no. 1 in G major, BWV1007

Bach, Cello suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV1008

Bach, Cello suite no. 3 in C major, BWV1009

Bach, Cello suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010

Bach, Cello suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV1011

Bach, Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV1012

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.