It’s not an easy task to get more than a couple of Supreme Court justices to agree on anything. But, on Monday night, Yo-Yo Ma brought together Justices Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia for the famed cellist’s performance at the Kennedy Center. Ma played with pianist Kathryn Scott for the Washington Performing Arts Society’s Fall Celebration.
Also loving the cello Monday: Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., actor Robert Duvall, Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad and Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan Casamitjana.
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