"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"

Season 1 Episode 1

Composed by Hiao-Tsiun Ma and played by his son, Yo-Yo Ma.

Composed by Hiao-Tsiun Ma and played by his son, Yo-Yo Ma. This piece was written by the elder Ma, who was a violinist and teacher. He wrote it about Shanghai, a city across the bay from the town he grew up in (Ningbo) and which he’d visited many times.

AIR DATE 9/8/20

Professor Emeritus Irene Eber

Behind the Music

"Rose, Rose, I Love You"

Now Playing

"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"

An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline

Mike Medavoy: Shanghailander & Hollywood Producer

Songs For Her Shanghailander Grandmother

Bert Reiner: Shanghai Survivor & Cabbage Patch Doll Engineer

Professor Emeritus Irene Eber

Behind the Music

"Rose, Rose, I Love You"

Now Playing

"Poéme for Cello and Orchestra"

An Accidental Haven - Shanghai Timeline

Mike Medavoy: Shanghailander & Hollywood Producer

Songs For Her Shanghailander Grandmother

About Harbor from the Holocaust

In a Holocaust story of hope, 20,000 Jews find refuge in Shanghai during World War II. The film explores the relationship of the refugees and their host city, and the survivors who carried on the traditions that would have been consigned to oblivion.

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