2018年，馬友友展開一個全新旅程。他會在全球36個不同地點，一氣呵成演奏整套共6首巴赫的無伴奏大提琴組曲。這位曾為八位美國總統演奏過的天才兒童，現今國際知名的大提琴家，首站選擇於希臘的雅典衛城古劇場，演奏這6首無伴奏大提琴組曲。

當他將步入人生第70個年頭之際，正努力思考身為一位年長的音樂家，如何為自己演奏的曲目帶來變化：「這可能是我痴心妄想，但我希望自己擁有更多可演奏的旋律。而這些組曲是很有意義的。他們不單是伴侶，更是朋友。這些樂曲在我人生的不同階段，有不同的體會。

馬友友是最成功的演奏家之一。在大概90個錄音當中，就有18個獲得格林美音樂大獎。「我錄製了巴赫的組曲兩次，上一次是在我40歲前進行的。每次我演奏這些組曲，也是自我檢視演奏技巧的方法。」那他究竟學到了什麼？「我學會了如何令單一旋律的樂器更悅耳。我的挑戰是如何透過手上的樂器，讓聽眾享受四個聲部的感覺。

在這場音樂朝聖中，馬友友展現一種音樂告白，其模式及完美技術並非重點，反而節奏、張力和內在的脈搏才是各位該留意的地方。這旅程不單展現他與音樂建立長達六十年的關係，也來自巴赫在這公民對話經常側重於分歧的時刻，仍能和我們這些普通人溝通的能力。現在，觀眾有機會在雅典這標誌性的環境中體驗這種令人著迷、令人難忘的演出。這場演奏絕對是不容錯過的音樂會之一。

播放頻道：	港台電視31、31A
播出時間：	(首播)	2020年5月23日 星期六  晚上10時45分
	(重溫)	2020年5月24日 星期日 下午1時

In 2018, Yo-Yo began a new journey, setting out to perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s six suites for solo cello in one sitting, across 36 locations around the world.

The internationally acclaimed cellist performs The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites at the Odeon marking his first appearance in Greece. As he approaches his seventh decade, the former child prodigy, who has played for eight US presidents, is thinking about what an older musician brings to his repertoire: “It’s still wishful thinking but maybe I have more tools. These suites are so meaningful. They’re not only companions and friends, but they’ve also been reference points in my life.”

Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most successful instrumentalists with about 90 recordings, 18 of which are Grammy Award winners. “I’ve recorded the Bach suites twice, the last time just before I was 40. Every time I play them, it’s a check-in of what I’ve learned since the last time.” What has he learned? “I’ve learned about trying to make the piece more polyphonic for a single-line instrument. My challenge is how to communicate that and have the listener participate in the illusion of four voices.”

On this musical pilgrimage Yo-Yo Ma unfolds a musical confession, in which neither patterns nor technical perfection are the center of attention, but rhythm, tension and inner pulse. It is a journey motivated not only by his six-decade relationship with the music, but also by Bach’s ability to speak to our common humanity at a time when our civic conversation is often focused on division. Audiences now have the chance to experience this spellbinding, unforgettable performance in an iconic setting in Athens. This concert is one of the unmissable music events.

Channel:	RTHK 31、31A
Time:	(First Run)	2020.5.23 SAT 10:45pm
	(Re-run)	2020.5.24 SUN 1:00pm