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At 70, Yo-Yo Ma Is Modeling a Way to Be in the World Today

By: Joshua Barone and Benjamin Rasmussen For The New York Times

1 September 2026 at 12:00

With a global audience, Ma models a way of being that goes against the grain of cynicism, polarization and isolation. It’s up to us to pay attention.

“If we had nine or 10 Yo-Yos, the world would look different,” said the pianist Emanuel Ax, Ma’s longtime friend and collaborator.

Photos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet

NYT > Top Stories

By: The New York Times

27 August 2026 at 11:30

An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of flood water.