Yo-Yo Ma is a renowned cellist and songwriter who has won 15 Grammy Awards. He’s received the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 2014 Fred Rogers Legacy Award. He’s also the founder of the Silk Road Project. His newest album with the Silk Road Ensemble is A Playlist Without Borders. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Yo-Yo Ma — Music Happens Between the Notes.” Find more at onbeing.org.