Who exactly is a prodigy?? This chinese born , french , buddist cello player , played for John F Kennedy when he was only 7. I find him one of the most influential persons to play Bach's majority of works for the Cello.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_yo_ma
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9NaVpv9jsTo
His charm, probably lies in his form of expression by adding soul in the form of vibratos and slides. They say the finger vibratos are a direct connection to the heart's feelings. But not only that, he has also worked on major projects of improvisation. Bobby McFerrin whose second name is improvisation has worked with this genius in creating some of the best pieces written of the voice and cello. Yo yo ma has worked with great personalities such as Hollywood genius Ennio Morricone and many more.
Yo yo ma plays a strad cello. Now strads are a post by themselves, but they are the finest pieces of acoustic instruments ever created. A strad may cost upto 6 million dollars if available on an auction. They were manufactured by Antonio Stradiveri, one of the best luthiers from the luthier town of Cremona, Italy in the 16th century.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zDGphZaQoSw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradivarius
Strads seem to have a lot of mystery around their excellence. There is lot of research and a whole field of study.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vy1LD2oxVjU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nphg4YVm37I
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JqbsEZI6lPw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xfl8J1yCO7g
This man and machine will live through his music forever.
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