Yo-Yo Ma, world-famous cellist, performs as people wait for coronavirus vaccine
The celebrated musician offered the impromptu performance after receiving his second dose of the jab.
[Mar. 15, 2021: Stephen Jones]
Internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma celebrated receiving his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine by performing an impromptu concert for those waiting in line after him.
Ma, who has won 18 Grammy Awards and sold millions of records during his career, was filmed performing in a mask at the vaccine site in Berkshire Community College, Massachussetts, on Saturday.
The 15-minute turn included renditions of pieces by Bach and Schubert, and at its close prompted an enthusiastic round of applause and cheers from the lucky crowd of socially-distanced patients.
Ma, 65, had “wanted to give something back”, Richard Hall of the Berkshire Covid-19 Vaccine Collaborative told local paper the Berkshire Eagle.
“What a way to end the clinic,” he added.
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