{"id":2173660,"date":"2025-11-23T18:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T18:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2173660"},"modified":"2025-11-23T18:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T18:35:06","slug":"boston-mayor-wu-performs-alongside-famed-cellist-yo-yo-ma-at-symphony-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/boston-mayor-wu-performs-alongside-famed-cellist-yo-yo-ma-at-symphony-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Mayor Wu performs alongside famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stepped away from City Hall Friday night for a special performance alongside world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair played a rendition of \u201cAve Maria,\u201d an 1853 piece by French composer Charles Gounod, in what organizers described as a \u201cplanned surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wu, an accomplished pianist, has performed at Symphony Hall before and previously shared the stage with Ma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an Instagram post, Wu wrote that it was \u201ca joy\u201d to perform with the celebrated musician.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMusic is such a powerful way to share an experience\u2014to feel a sense of our connection, our common dreams, and our common destiny,&#8221; Wu wrote in the post. \u201cYo-Yo Ma is a global ambassador of this magic, bringing people together around our shared humanity while inspiring and setting an example for so many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yo-Yo Ma was in town as part of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celebrityseries.org\/productions\/yo-yo-ma-cello-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebrity Series of Boston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Celebrity Series of Boston<\/a> to perform Bach\u2019s complete suites for solo cello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i><b>Download the <\/b><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/news\/local\/have-new-device-get-our-free-boston-25-news-weather-apps\/PDC6X7UKOFDBVPV5YJHG3CX36I\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE Boston 25 News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i><b>FREE Boston 25 News app<\/b><\/i><\/a><i><b> for breaking news alerts.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Boston 25 News on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Boston25News\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boston25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston25news.com\/video\/live-stream\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch Boston 25 News NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch Boston 25 News NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stepped away from City Hall Friday night for a special performance alongside world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall. 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