Sandy Brehl's Reviews > Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

Leaning into the theme of YoYoMa's life, that music and culture are bridges to community and acceptance, this is a celebratory and informative text for all ages. It incorporates biographic details effectively, framing a lifetime of accomplishments in contrast to the little boy too short to see over the table while a cello prodigy of amazing talent.
The threads of the "building bridges" theme are woven across global paths, political differences, environmental movements, technical construction of the cello, and more, the way movements in a symphony develop variations on a theme with utterly inspiring and satisfying resolve.