Earlier this year, when the coronavirus pandemic became a global emergency, Yo-Yo Ma sought to bring comfort to listeners through his #SongsOfComfort project on social media. Using the hashtag, he posted videos of himself performing songs that could help with the feelings of anxiety and pain during this time. For the PBS NewsHour's #BeyondtheCanvasPBS series, Ma performed "Love Theme," co-written by the late Italian composer Ennio Morricone for the 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso." "During this pandemic, during all the things that you have to go through with your family, the one thing we can dispense and offer is love," he said.

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