Yo-Yo Ma has been playing with the music of Bach for 58 years, and in 2018 released his third recording of the composer’s suites for solo cello. Before this performance, the cellist told us that the composer he first encountered aged four, has become something of a best friend to him. “It’s like having a great best friend in each chapter of your life” her said. “…a great companion, a person that is there to help you go through sticky wickets in life. He feels your pain, he feels my pain, he feels everybody’s pain and everybody’s joy. People go through illnesses, exams and difficult periods…and somehow it’s supportive.”
Yo-Yo Ma performed the suite in one of London’s most beautiful Baroque buildings, the Christopher Wern-designed domed church of St. Stephen Walbrook.
Edit: This is another instance of the post-so-nice-I-did-it-twice: https://www.flubu.com/blog/2013/05/01/yo-yo-ma-bach-cello-suite-no-1-prelude/
