Piano Breaks in Yo-Yo Ma Concert

Tunethepno@aol.com Tunethepno@aol.com
Mon May 28 09:39 MDT 2001


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I wonder who they get to write these articles. Kind of makes me wonder what 
the real problem was.
I have done a few last minute repairs with the crowd in the house, but in the 
middle of the concert with applause following, must have been a rush for the 
tech.

John Stroup


Piano Breaks in Yo-Yo Ma Concert

.c The Associated Press

  
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luckily for Yo-Yo Ma, there was a doctor in the house. 

A concert featuring the cellist had an unexpected delay when a 9-foot 
Steinway piano broke in the middle of Beethoven's Triple Concerto. 

Although Ma waved his handkerchief inside the piano in an attempt to rouse 
the ailing instrument, it took a piano doctor waiting in the wings to set 
things straight. 

As the repair expert hustled on stage Thursday to fix the concert grand 
piano, Ma and other musicians entertained the giggling crowd of 1,800 at the 
University of California, Los Angeles. 

In less than 10 minutes, a tiny platform that holds the keystroking levers 
was fixed, and the show went on to the applause of the audience, some of whom 
had paid $500 for their seats. 


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