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"I've lived my life at the borders. Between cultures. Between disciplines. Between musics. Between generations," said Ma, who performed with the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, which connects Texas and Mexico, as a backdrop behind him. "In culture, we build bridges, not walls. A country is not a hotel and it's not full - an obvious reference to President Trump's recent tweet stating, "Our Country is FULL."

"We live in a world of boundless possibility, but we also face daunting challenges, even to our very survival," Ma says about his Bach Project. "I believe that during times of stress, confusion, and insecurity, we should share sources that offer comfort, purpose, and meaning. Bach does that. When his music touches us, it reconnects us to our common humanity."

Yo-Yo Ma

"We live in a time where many things feel kind of fractured," he said. "There’s an absence of really constructive civil discourse... Bach, music, is definitely a convener of different people and music certainly is a great convener, bringing people together."

Yo-Yo Ma

No ser humano nada é simplex, tudo é complexo. A mesma religião que explora os fracos, que mata e humilha, inspira obras de arte duma elevação tal capaz de levar o mais empedernido opositor dela própria ao paroxismo da comoção estética. Nisso, a arte e o Belo são amorais e o que é neles moral é o Bem que da sua contemplação advém. Uma transformação interior.