Yo-Yo Ma Kennedy Center Honors 2011 - Performance Tributes

[bambinomaldonado]

Estupendo!



[1957thack]

Wow! must be grown ups playing! Real musicians, Playing real instruments with no computers! No auto tune & No Synth drums....

[McShaster]

anyone know what the name of the second piece of music that they played during his tribute?

[mavericksc0703]

@McShaster It is from the Goat Rodeo Seasions Album that they just produced but I can't remember which track. :-)

[licatoa5947]

@McShaster attaboy from goat rodeo sessions!

[pitinenel]

Que Bellezaaaaaaa!! este es el gran poder de la Bendita Musica! que, sin distingo de raza, idioma y/o creencias religiosas-políticas, HACE VIBRAR LOS CORAZONES!! bien merecido tu tributo Yo yo Ma... considero que tu has dado mas! :)

[eljay378]

great music but c'mon guys quit being fairies and grow up.

[leadingladybug]

I'm pretty sure I am singlehandedly responsible for 5,000 views. So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes every single time.

[melodiadeDiospr]

This is a beautiful masterpiece just amazing 

[blackmoom]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful :) :) Love Mr. Ma to DEATH and have so many of his CD's

[IrisCinema1]

I had been looking everywhere for this. It always brings tears to my eyes. What an incredible diverse group of talent, and John Williams, my goodness! I love you James Taylor. RIP George Harrison. Congrats Yo-yo Ma! (((Love and Light)))

[ueno501]

@marlowegross Thanks ^_^

[marlowegross]

Anyone else lose it when Elmo was revealed to be singing with those kids? I cry every time, and I'm a grown-ass man!

[ueno501]

What are the names of each song? (Particularly the second one.)

[marlowegross]

@ueno501 I don't know all of them, but the second one (the bluegrassy one) is Attaboy from Goat Rodeo Sessions, and of course the finale is The Beatles' Here Comes the Sun.

[melisma90]

@ueno501

The first is the recapitulation of Schumann's Piano Quintet mov I, the second Attaboy from Goat Rodeo Sessions, the third Turceasca, and the final is of course Here Comes the Sun.

[johnw4444]

How can you not like this? true legend

[kparciak101]

AMAZING!!!



[bassmusic6]

I didn't know rocking out on a mouth organ that hard was possible

[SigEpNole]

I used to be a world class cellist like yo yo ma, then I took an arrow to the knee.

[SouthJerseyTrust]

This is truly amazing. My favorite live performance in recent memory. Does it get any better than this?

[shaxnerd418]

I still cannot get over how brilliant this tribute was.

[423lisamarie]

Avant garde!

[SondraHarnes]

World Children's Choir singers were honored to be included in the Kennedy Center Honors Tribute to Yo-Yo Ma! 21 of the 51 singers are members of the World Children's Choir. What an amazing weekend the singers had! Thank you for posting this video - hope it stays up!!

[eoheavens1]

These clips are amazing Josh ... THANK YOU SO MUCH ... My BEST to you, and your fellow cellists and musicians that I met at Bernie-s ... Happy New Year!  Linda Ohlson Graham

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[sackajapeanuts]

shame the sheng wasn't higher in the mix... at least for the solo...

[professorbdalum9394]

@sackajapeanuts Shame on that Sheng !

[mariabarretta]

I have watched this non stop. Thank you so much for this extraordinary clip. It's unbelievably beautiful and the best part is watching the delight in Yo Yo's face - like a small child on Christmas morning.

[SuperRuweyda]

so awesome



[kogar21]

thank you so much for posting this. I'd missed the show and no other way of seeing it. Just wonderful!

[cheerbear703]

Thank you so much for posting this!!!! This entire performance was beautiful!

[flautist24]

What a beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing this special video!

[Gmanr99]

Does anyone know what the song at 5:04 is?

[Garraliposker]

sheer beauty. 

[garyokee]

When John Williams came out, and integrated everything together - which only served to introduce JT, who then floated on the cloud of the children's choir....well..I'm not ashamed to say the tears began to flow. What an extraordinary honorific, to an extraordinary, consummate musician. Bravo!!!

[primerib613]

@garyokee

I couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you for capturing the beauty and emotion of this musical crescendo!

[lifeiznuts]

WOW! Great stuff. However, I don't think I've ever heard a jazz bagpipe before. That was a great surprise.

[pharrell9]

Thank you so much for posting this. It is a privilege to hear this beautiful music again.

[lla788]

Perfection!



[JillyX]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[qu2suff]

Thank you for posting that magnificent journey through Yo-Yo Ma's brilliant career culminating with Here Comes The Sun

[QueenBC214]

EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3



[drewmo]

Beautiful! thank you for sharing.

[Beaulechat]

Splendid music-making! .. A perfect tribute to a great artist! His involvement in so many musical genres is a testament to his versatility and brilliance. Congratulations and thank you, Yo Yo Ma!!!

[luvtopaint1]

Thank you so very much for posting this. It is a privilege to witness such greatness. I could see Michelle Obama and Anne Hathaway deeply moved during "Here Comes the Sun." I couldn't help shedding some tears, too.  A beautiful, moving tribute to a beautiful human being. God bless you, Yo Yo Ma.

[Yo2oob]

Is this "Turceasca" (the one that the Kronos Quartet does?). Just curious

[1963Arena]

QUE ORGULLOSOS ESTAMOS DE NUESTRA CRISTINA PATO !!!

[curiousgangsta]

Can anyone tell us which pieces were being played at which time? This was absolutely breathless...

[95Galante]

Do you plan to upload the Sonny Rollins tribute????? (assuming you have it)

[tubamarc8891]

Yo Yo inspires me as a musician and a person. I hope we cross paths someday, I'd love to meet him.

[423lisamarie]

Magnificent. Beautiful. Breathtaking.

[RebeccaUhl]

This was so lovely. Watched it on TV and am so glad to have it here. thank you.

[alanmrichards]

What a beautiful presentation.

[erinwolf]

Bless you for posting this. I needed to see it again. Absolutely brilliant!!

[SighsNorth]

Thank you so much for sharing! Just wonderful!!! Am now hoping someone has video for the honors and tributes performances for Sonny Rollins and Neil Diamond!

[petitprince05]

Goodness gracious, that was absolutely perfect. I'm crying. :')