Ep. #255: Cellists' Puzzles & Curiosity, with Leland Ko

Choose to be Curious

Leland Ko came on my radar when he was one of four gifted young cellists selected by Yo-Yo Ma to participate in a program called Music-Art-Life in 2023. It was, for me, a chance to luxuriate in curiosity. I wondered: Did their knowledge, skill, and feel for the music mean their curiosity about it was qualitatively different than my own? If so, how? Find Leland Ko online: https://www.lelandko.com Recording of Leland Ko performing Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8 — III. Allegro molto vivace used with permission. Photo of Leland Ko by Tam Lan Truong used with permission.