Leonard Bernstein presents 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma's high-profile debut for President John F. Kennedy

How wonderful to see. Did Yoyo's sister go on to be a professional pianist?

私の敬愛するYO-Yo Maの60年前の幼い時の貴重なチェロ🎉🎻✨演奏の映像を見て嬉しくなりました❣️😊💕🫶michiko❤

I think he got better

This just shows you if you come to this country (or are born here) work hard and don't blame all YOUR failures on something/one else you can succeed.

You whip a kid enough he can be good at anything. He's alright but he could be happier.

I think not only of his immersive talent, but also of a young child persevering through the difficulties of such an instrument. Even when starting with natural talent, i know it still usually takes considerable work.

I remember taking up the cello in 2nd or 3rd grade, I believe. I remember the hand strength required and physical pain of fretting the strings were difficult. Not excruciating by any means, but a distinct disincentive. Then lugging the cello, larger than I was, on the bus. I LOVED the sounds of the cello from proficient players, but the scratching half tones I was trying to work through were like finger nails on a blackboard and sent chills down my spine.

I'm Benjamin Buttoning Yo-Yo mas' entire video library...and here i am now...

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very self composed young people... awesome 😎 thanks for sharing this
no wonder.. that young man is really an excellent fiddle player

the baby cello also sounds like 6,7 years old

Great technique..cello sounds flat..

7-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his older sister Maria Anna, who was at a similar age, played for Kings and Queens. Yo Yo and Sis are playing for the closest thing we had to a King and Queen - JFK and Jackie. It was the first thought that came into my head. The music is sublime, and having Casals and Bernstein vouch for you isn't all too bad. Thank you so much for posting this fine show!

Warms the heart to see this.
The melody almost sounds Québécois.

Back when culture, the arts and immigration weren't demonized in America.

Que escuche el piano

Muy bien QUE LINDOS NIÑOS

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Aw. God. I don't know my response

"Kid, it's cool and all, but it's a cello. How much can you do with a fucking cello?

Yeah, I get it. You're amazing for your age. You beat me at anything, but at the same time...

Why are you applying this young age and neropplasticity to a cello?

Have you heard Pete Townsend? have you heard Robert Plant?

How about Eddie Van Halen? ()No you have not, because it's 1962, and you're going to need to wait a lot longer)

I mean, Christ, why did it have to be a cello? You're like 7. You could have learned anything and blown all the others out of the water...

Could have even done amazing things on a violin. I mean... kinda...

But a cello.

Have you heard what Slash can do? No... again too young.

Kid, don't do this to yourself. We are in 1962. We have the Beatles playing for Ed Sullivan. We have the Stones coming up. We have Zeppelin soon. Kid, play real music. Don't do this to yourself."

Yo, Yo-Yo Ma's Mama raised a very talented child.

I fear today’s generation will only learn how to play an I phone.😕

Wtf how old is this nigga?

Yo-Yo should do a react video and critique his performance here.

I want to note the musicians sitting behind them hahaha. They were listening and watching Yo Yo Ma with his love and technique for that instrument. Like dang this kid eh? Wait until he grows up, absolute legend.

it’d be cool to see yo yo ma’s reaction to this now

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I wish I was great at something

Recommend to me but I listened

That was the age of United State that I really admire. I can feel truthful and sincere welcome to these two immigrants and deep respect towards them.

Just finished watching the interview that was uploaded 2 weeks ago

i wonder if they had to get a tiny cello custom made

At 7 years old I probably couldn't hold a cello, let alone play a properly intonated note. Hell, I couldn't do that second one right now at 19. I haven't even mastered playing somewhat rhythmically complex melodic lines on guitar. Watching a 7-year-old be this good at an instrument is staggering.

I love Yo-Yo-Ma’s cello so much and I never knew this had happened ! It’s wonderful

my elementary school took us to hear yo yo ma perform in san franciscio, I had no idea who this man was.. and as a 30 year old today.. I had no clue :o

So cute! I've seen Mr. Ma perform with Izhak Perlman in San Francisco. I can't wait for live performances in person again.

Ah, he is flat.
How amazing.

Yo yo ma was so cute but still impressive in the cello

Inspiring on so many levels.

what a treat....

Un video inolvidable.un recuerdo que emociona.gran talento.que hoy ya es un adulto.y continua en el arte musical.un gusto escucharle.gracias.

Seems like a good cellist. Maybe he could go professional one day.

Beautiful children beautiful music

legendary!

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He's good. I wonder whatever happened to him.

I saw Yo Yo Ma play the cello at Tanglewood, several years ago. To watch him play at such a young age, he was a boy genius, just as his older sister is a young girl genius. Their parents must be so proud of them.

Look at those little fingers stretching to get the notes.

Who knew he would one day become a master.