Chinese cellist Ma Yo won the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom (figure)

Obama wears the Presidential Medal of Freedom for Chinese cellist Ma yo. Washington, 15th, U.S. President Barack Obama to the famous Chinese cellist Yo-MA, the United States on behalf of civilians the highest honor of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. When the winners were released, the White House described him as "the greatest cellist in the world".　　In addition to MA, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former U.S. President Bush, "Warren" Buffett and other 14 people are also in the list of medal winners. The United States Presidential Medal of Freedom aims to recognize outstanding contributors in the fields of science, culture, sports and social activities. Obama held a grand honours ceremony at the White House on the day and put the Medal of Freedom on each of the winners ' necks.　　Obama said 15 medal winners represent "our best and the people we want to be".　　He's the happiest man in the world. Among the 15 people, Bush and Mrs Merkel were considered to be prominent contributors to the political arena. German Chancellor Angela Merkel did not attend the 15th ceremony. Obama said Merkel, after the reunification of Germany, "break the barriers to become the first German women and the Prime minister from East Germany," Her story inspires people all over the world.　　Merkel will visit the United States soon, and Obama expects to hand in her medals. Buffett is undoubtedly the "outstanding contributor" to the business world. In addition to the successful investment experience of the "investor", Obama praised his contribution in the field of philanthropy.　　As Mr. Buffett's personal life was extremely frugal, Mr. Obama gave him a "White House tie" when he was decorated.　　In the award for Ma-Yo, Obama is particularly happy, not only laugh, but also like an old friend to Pat Yo Ma's shoulder and give him a big hug. Obama said that Ma is the happiest person he has ever met. MA: Classical Music "prodigy" 1955, in the art capital of Paris, France, two Chinese learning classical music gave birth to two music prodigy, one of them is MA.　　At the age of 4, MA began to learn piano and cello, and at the age of 5 he performed difficult music in front of the audience. When he was 7 years old and 7 years old at the White House, MA and his family moved to New York to settle down. That year, MA and his sister Ma together in the White House for the U.S. President Kennedy performance.　　Since then, MA has been a 4-president of the United States presidential performance, has become a frequent guest of the White House. At the age of 8, Ma met the famous cellist Pabello Casals. With the help of Casals and Bernstein, 9-Year-old Ma was at Carnegie Hall in the United States with sister Ma to take part in the first public performance.　　The concert was directed by Bernstein and aired on American television. In 1976, Ma graduated from Harvard University in the United States and obtained a Bachelor of Anthropology degree.　　He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Harvard University in 1991. 16 Times Grammy Awards have been 16 times back to the Grammy Award of Ma-Yo always bring people a rich music experience. 1995, he created the "Silk Road" band, in the way of music to promote ancientThe traditional culture of different countries and nationalities along the "Silk Road".　　In 2006, MA was appointed as peace Ambassador by the United Nations. As one of the world's most expensive performers, MA's performance fee can be as high as hundreds of thousands of dollars.　　He owned a cello that was more than 270 years old and worth at least 2.5 million dollars. (NAM)