Air and Simple Gifts Yo Yo Ma Itzhak Perlman John Williams Live at the Inauguration

Link to a version without interruption For the first time, a classical quartet has been invited to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. It all began when the President-elect had asked Yo Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman to perform, and they, in turn called John Williams, a frequent collaborator with both artists, “to help them prepare something to play.“ Mr. Ma chose