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Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

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Yo-Yo Ma
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 7
Actor
Cellist
Composer
Music Pedagogue
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Paris
France
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