More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us.
Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.
Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.
I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.
Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.
Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.
