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What Yo-Yo Ma is learning about life and music at 60

Clip: 10/19/2015 | 7m 38s

What Yo-Yo Ma is learning about life and music at 60

Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new album, "Songs from the Arc of Life," he and a longtime collaborator use the music of cherished composers to create a soundtrack of change, love and loss. Jeffrey Brown reports.

10/19/2015 | Rating NR

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