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Yo-Yo Ma On Recorded Music At Inauguration

from National Public Radio
January 23, 2009

Inauguration Day was so cold, musician Yo-Yo Ma and others recorded their performance two days earlier and played along during Tuesday's ceremony. It was feared the frigid temperatures would crack instruments and break strings. Ma discusses what happened.

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  • All Things Considered, January 23, 2009
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