We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making.

Quote by Yo-Yo Ma

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Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot...

Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot...

I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I...

I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I...

I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying...

I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying...

I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's...

I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's...

The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another...

The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another...

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a...

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a...

Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there's got to...

Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there's got to...

But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact...

But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact...

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national...

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national...

It took me way beyond what I knew, into places of which I was totally...

It took me way beyond what I knew, into places of which I was totally...

I love grocery shopping when I'm home. That's what makes me feel totally normal. I...

I love grocery shopping when I'm home. That's what makes me feel totally normal. I...

One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea...

One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea...

One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many...

One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many...

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.

After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.

Many of the Central Asians know Russian, and Ted Levin speaks it fluently. I speak...

Many of the Central Asians know Russian, and Ted Levin speaks it fluently. I speak...