NPR Music: A Musician’s Guide to the Pre-Concert Warm-Up
Yo-Yo Ma plays music every morning and says he likes to ease into his relationship with his cello and his bow.

“When I make the first sound, I always want it to be a friendly sound,” he says. “You’re not gunning the motor; you’re trying to just ease it in and feel the lay of the land, because you’re about to enter into some kind of partnership.”

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