Oriental adventure with Yo-Yo Ma

By Leopold Tobisch, 10 September 2014

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Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 8 September 2014

Various, Other (John Zorn, Pipa solo, Osvaldo Golijov, Colin Jacobsen,Sandeep Das, Giovanni Sollima, Kinan Azmeh, David Bruce)

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Silk Road Ensemble

Yo-Yo Ma thrills and enthralls Singapore audience

Chang Tou Liang, 25th September

At the threshold of seventy, Yo-Yo Ma still a box office dream, plays Dvořák with the Singapore Symphony.

****1

Yo-Yo Ma luxuriates in warm Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 10th August

Two Camille’s anchor the first half of Samy Rachid’s Tanglewood program: Saint-Saëns and Pépin.

****1

Definitive Dvořák from Ma and Honeck on festive Pittsburgh program

Sam Jacobson, 4th June

Yo-Yo Ma returns to Pittsburgh for searing performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. The enjoyable program also includes a tribute to Fred Rogers.

****1

Splendid Shostakovich from Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony

Susan Stempleski, 24th April

A haunting account of Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto is paired with a vivid rendition of his Eleventh Symphony.

****1

A masterclass in concert form: Yo-Yo Ma inspires in Gstaad

David Karlin, 31st January

Watching Ma inspire younger musicians is an extraordinary experience. Renaud Capuçon conducts an entertaining if imperfect Eroica.

****1

Inspired Dvořák and vibrant Smetana from the Czech Philharmonic

Susan Stempleski, 3rd December

Semyon Bychkov and the much-lauded ensemble are joined at Carnegie Hall by Yo-Yo Ma in dazzling performances from the Czech repertoire.

*****

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Leopold Tobisch

Leopold is currently working on his PhD, examining the music and politics in Paris during the events of May '68. A violinist, amateur photographer and overall musical omnivore, he is currently living in Paris in order to further his PhD research.

Oriental adventure with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble