Particularly notable was cellist Yo-Yo Ma's application of guqin (ancient Chinese zither) technique to the cello, stroking and pressing on the strings to draw a new dimension of sound from the instrument, conveying something of the inner dignity and reserve of Oriental people in days of yore.
尤其是大提琴家馬友友以中國古琴特有的撫按壓弦指法來演奏西洋大提琴，不僅將大提琴領進一個全新的音感領域中，同時讓中國音樂形斷意不斷的味道，準確地表達了古代東方人含蓄的內心世界。