{"id":110228,"date":"2023-06-22T13:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=110228"},"modified":"2023-07-05T09:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T13:35:46","slug":"yo-yo-ma-united-nations-messenger-of-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2023\/06\/yo-yo-ma-united-nations-messenger-of-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Yo-Yo Ma: United Nations Messenger of Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo credit: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo\/Mark Garten<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yo-Yo Ma<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Yo-Yo Ma\u2019s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture\u2019s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello, bringing communities together to explore culture\u2019s role in society, or engaging unexpected musical forms, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most recently, Yo-Yo began Our Common Nature, a cultural journey to celebrate the ways that nature can reunite us in pursuit of a shared future. Our Common Nature follows the Bach Project, a 36-community, six-continent tour of J. S. Bach\u2019s cello suites paired with local cultural programming. Both endeavors reflect Yo-Yo\u2019s lifelong commitment to stretching the boundaries of genre and tradition to understand how music helps us to imagine and build a stronger society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yo-Yo has recorded more than 120 albums, is the winner of 19 Grammy Awards, and has performed for nine American presidents, most recently on the occasion of President Biden\u2019s inauguration. He has received numerous awards, including the National Medal of the Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize. He has been a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Messenger of Peace since 2006, and was recognized as one of TIME magazine\u2019s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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