A close call over the weekend for cellist o- o Ma: The celebrated musician put a Stradivarius cello worth US$2.5 million in the trunk of a New York taxi and forgot to retrieve it when the cab dropped him at his hotel. Police organized a search party and tracked down the taxi in Queens three hours later. The cabbie apparently didn't realize he was driving around with a musical treasure in his trunk. As Ma put it, "Somehow, magic happened. And I got my cello back." The instrument was made in 1733 by Antonio Stradivari.
Cello Goodbye
A close call over the weekend for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The celebrated musician put a Stradivarius cello worth US$2.5 million in the trunk of a New York taxi and forgot to retrieve it when the cab dropped him at his hotel. Police organized a search party and tracked down the taxi in Queens three hours later. The cabbie apparently didn't realize he was driving around with a musical treasure in his trunk. As Ma put it, "Somehow, magic happened. And I got my cello back." The instrument was made in 1733 by Antonio Stradivari.
