Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

腳踩在自由的泥土，眼望河的另一端，
伴著微風和潺潺流水，巴哈樂音流瀉悠揚——用音樂搭起橋樑

2019年4月，馬友友在美墨邊境的格蘭河演奏巴哈一號無伴奏大提琴組曲，他想起4歲開始學琴，6歲在觀眾面前演出，後為艾森豪總統、約翰·甘迺迪總統等八位美國總統演出。他錄製了一百多張專輯，獲得了十九個格萊美獎，並獲得了國家藝術勳章和總統自由勳章。他來自異國，他的琴也來自說著多種語言的義大利，多元文化交織在這裡燦爛開花。
他希望悠揚的樂音能串起世界的心，用音樂搭起橋樑，而非築一道牆。
Joanna Ho以抒情、詩意的文字，講述鼓舞人心的馬友友的故事。

The New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, delivers a poignant picture book biography about the musician Yo-Yo Ma, immigration, and using music to build bridges.

"Everyone can benefit from Ho's message of music bringing calm and peace to the world." --Booklist

Joanna Ho's lyrical writing and Teresa Martinez's vibrant art weave together to tell an inspiring story of Yo-Yo Ma, who challenges conventions, expectations, and beliefs in order to build bridges to unite communities, people, and cultures. A beautiful picture book biography to enjoy and share in the home and the classroom.

Before Yo-Yo Ma became one of the most renowned and celebrated cellists, he wanted to play the double bass. But it was too big for his four-year-old hands. Over time, Ma honed his amazing talent, and his music became a reflection of his own life between borders, cultures, disciplines, and generations.

Since then, he has recorded over a hundred albums, won nineteen Grammy Awards, performed for eight American presidents, and received the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just to name a few accomplishments.

Staying true to himself, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande on April 13, 2019, as part of his multi-continent "Bach Project" tour to prove a point--through music, we can build bridges rather than walls between different cultures.