All Yo-Yo Ma articles
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VideoYo-Yo Ma: My Journey with Bach
‘You’re a human being first, a musician second and a cellist third’ - find out how the Bach Cello Suites have influenced the cellist’s overall philosophy
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VideoYo-Yo Ma performs Bach in the Great Smoky Mountains
The cellist performs Bach’s Cello Suite no.1 outdoors in nature, marking 40 years since his first recording of the Bach Cello Suites
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News‘Pernambuco bows are irreplaceable tools for every professional stringed-instrument player’: Yo-Yo Ma
The cellist has made a statement calling for conservation and sustainable use of pernambuco, ahead of the proposal to move the species to CITES Appendix I
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NewsWatch here: Yo-Yo Ma receives $1 million 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize
The prize ceremony will be livestreamed for free from Stockholm at 6PM CEST on 18 October
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NewsCellist Yo-Yo Ma to receive $1 million Birgit Nilsson prize
The largest prize in classical music is awarded to artists and institutions who have contributed an important chapter to music history
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NewsTaliban-fleeing music educator to receive Juilliard honorary doctorate
Dr. Ahmad Naser Sarmast relocated the Afghanistan National Institute of Music from Kabul to Lisbon, Portugal, where the school now enjoys a thriving music education programme, including a recent visit from cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Video‘Our hope for peace’: Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax perform Brahms
The cellist and pianist recorded a video performance to express their solidarity with the people of Ukraine
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News‘Everyone has to do something’: Yo-Yo Ma performs outside Russian embassy
The legendary cellist performed a musical protest on Monday afternoon before a performance for Washington Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center
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VideoYo-Yo Ma performs the Bourrées from Bach Cello Suite no.3
This rendition may be different from your grade 7 student’s version…
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VideoHappy birthday Yo-Yo Ma!
Watch the cellist perform a recent recital at an event addressing the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change
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FocusYo-Yo Ma on playing his 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari cello
In this excerpt from The Strad’s January 2018 article, ’The Great Connector’ the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about performing on his 1712 ‘Davidov’ Stradivari, previously used by Jacqueline du Pré
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VideoDvořák at 180: Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma perform Humoresque
In honour of Antonín Dvořák’s 180th birthday today, enjoy this throwback performance of Humoresque
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VideoYo-Yo Ma gives online masterclass for Youth Music Culture Guangdong
The session covers topics such as ’activating the imagination’, ‘relaxing while playing’ and ’finding a story in music’
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VideoYo-Yo Ma pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Vocalise
The American cellist plays Rachmaninov’s Vocalise in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Watch: Juilliard students ‘do’ Bolero with guests including Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma Read: Yo-Yo Ma plays cello at US-Mexico border Read: Yo-Yo Ma and Renaud Capucon mark ...
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FocusTop 11 places to find string music concerts online
With multiple venues embracing live-streaming and making past concerts available online, we present a round-up of the best sources for string music
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VideoYo-Yo Ma’s screen debut
A video of a charity performance in 1962 in which Yo-Yo played for JFK and Eisenhower, and was introduced by Leonard Bernstein. Pablo Casals, who was also on the bill, brought the then- 7-year-old Yo-Yo to the organisers’ attention.
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VideoYo-Yo Ma makes speech after receiving honorary Dartmouth degree
On Sunday 9th June, Dartmouth College awarded the cellist Yo-Yo Ma an honorary doctor of arts degree at its 2019 commencement. Here he is, immediately afterwards, delivering the main address and playing the cello to 11,000 attendees.
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VideoYo-Yo Ma rehearses for US Premiere with pipa player Wu Man
In this video, filmed last week, Yo-Yo Ma and pipa player Wu Man rehearse for the US Premiere of Zhao Lin’s ‘A Happy Excursion’, Concerto for Pipa and Cello with the New York Philharmonic.
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ArticleCellist Yo-Yo Ma, two honkers and a dinger on Sesame Street
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, performs 'Beethoven for cello, two honkers and a dinger' on a classic episode of Sesame Street. Read: 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma