Watch: Yo Yo Ma plays for a painting

Watch: Yo Yo Ma plays for a painting

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norman lebrecht

March 24, 2017

The cellist made a surprise visit to the Neue Galerie where he performed three minutes of Swiss composer Ernest Bloch’s ‘Prayer,’ from Jewish Life No. 1 (1924) in front of Gustav Klimt’s portrait “Adele Bloch-Bauer I.” ⠀

This impromptu moment, conceived by Mr. Ma, was inspired after watching the scene in the historical drama “Woman in Gold” during which Adele’s father plays this same song in a heart-wrenching farewell to his family, just minutes before his home is invaded by the Gestapo.

Comments

  • M2N2K says:

    A nice gesture by a true mensch.

  • Nick says:

    Even this little clip tells one what a wonderful musician and a great cellist Mr. Ma is!

    Marvelous!

  • Eric Scheinkopf says:

    I know this is a late reply but this tells you what a wonderful human being Mr. Ma is!!!

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