Yo-Yo Ma

World-renowned cellist and cultural ambassador whose career spans classical performance, cross-cultural collaboration, and public reflection on the role of culture in building trust and understanding. He is the founder of the Silkroad initiative and a longtime advocate for music as a bridge across communities.

American Achievement Depends on Institutions That Reward Risk and Reinvention

Hoover Institution’s trailer for Only in America presents Condoleezza Rice’s interview series as an inquiry into why innovation, leadership, and reinvention recur in the United States. Through clips from Jensen Huang, Indra Nooyi, Tom Siebel, Mary Barra, Fei-Fei Li, and Yo-Yo Ma, the series argues that exceptional achievement depends not only on individual talent but on American conditions: freedom, opportunity, risk-taking, education, limited government, and a culture that permits people to change their circumstances.

Hoover InstitutionJun 8, 20265 min read