WATCH: Yo-Yo Ma plays at Covid-19 vaccine clinic after getting second dose

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma treated individuals at a clinic in Massachusetts to a concert after he got his second Covid-19 dose on March 13.

His performance – and the applause he got from his audience – was seen in videos shared by Berkshire Community College on Facebook.

His gesture went viral on Twitter after one Frankie Paris (@fparises) wrote: “Happy Saturday to everyone but especially Yo-Yo Ma who got his second dose at our local vaccine clinic today and played a concert for everyone during the 15 min waiting period.”

The cellist “wanted to give something back,” Richard Hall of the Berkshire Covid-19 Vaccine Collaborative told The Berkshire Eagle.

Ma’s second Covid-19 jab and mini-concert come a year after he performed music to provide comfort in the early days of the pandemic. He kicked off his #SongsofComfort campaign with Antonin Dvorak’s Goin’ Home and posted it on Twitter last March 14, 2020.

His home recordings inspired the album Songs Of Comfort And Hope, a collaboration with pianist Kathryn Stott released last December. — Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network

Today at the #MyBCC vaccine clinic, folks waiting in the observation area were graced by the musical talents of amazing cellist Yo-Yo Ma! Posted by Berkshire Community College on Saturday, 13 March 2021