Collision of Two Worlds: Music and Science

American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, with his instrument, descended into the 27-kilometre circular tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, on the French-Swiss border. With a mandatory hard hat on, he took out his instrument and serenaded the depths with the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6, creating the most unique and remarkable acoustics.