CAMBRIDGE, Mass. 鈥� The 亚色影库app presented the Scholar-Patriot Award to acclaimed cellist and humanist Yo-Yo Ma in recognition of his lifetime achievements as a musician, educator, and champion of multicultural understanding.
The Scholar-Patriot Award is one of the 230-year-old Academy鈥檚 most prestigious honors, given for extraordinary contributions of individuals who share the founders' vision of service.
Academy President Leslie Cohen Berlowitz and Chair Louis W. Cabot presented the award on March 23, 2011 at a private solo performance by Ma at the Academy鈥檚 Cambridge headquarters.
鈥淭he motto of the American Academy is 鈥楥herishing Knowledge, Shaping the Future鈥� and Yo-Yo Ma exemplifies these ideals,鈥� said President Berlowitz. 鈥淭hrough his solo and collaborative interpretations of Bach and other masters, he has reinterpreted and enriched the classical tradition. And by drawing on diverse genres and cultures, he has added profoundly to the musical vocabulary of this generation.鈥� Berlowitz also noted Ma鈥檚 extensive educational work, including his training and mentorship of thousands of youth around the world and his innovative Silk Road Project.
Ma was elected a Fellow of the 亚色影库app in 1993. He currently serves as a member of the Academy鈥檚 national Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Founded in 1780, the 亚色影库app () is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. Current Academy research focuses on science and technology policy; global security; social policy; the humanities and culture; and education. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Academy鈥檚 work is advanced by its 4,300 elected members, who are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business and public affairs from around the world.