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About Yo-Yo Ma

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Yo-Yo Ma is the cello's foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he has also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings. Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize in 1978. A Harvard graduate, Ma made his initial impact performing J.S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, which he also recorded early on in his career; years later, he returned to Bach's work alongside artists from a variety of disciplines, reinterpreting each suite for a series of films, dubbed Inspired by Bach (made in conjunction with the likes of Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Francois Giraud along with choreographer Mark Morris). In addition to the standard concerto repertoire, Ma also recorded albums such as Hush (with vocalist Bobby McFerrin) and 1996's Appalachia Waltz, an album of original Nashville music featuring country fiddler Mark O'Connor and bassist Edgar Meyer. He also performed the music of Astor Piazzolla for the soundtrack of the Sally Potter film The Tango Lesson, and explored native Chinese music as well as the music of the Kalahari bush people of Africa. He has won numerous Grammy awards, recording such diverse music as Brazilian bossa nova, Argentine tango, American roots and bluegrass, and the soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 1998 he founded the Silk Road Project, to explore the exchange of musical ideas that occurred along the historical trade route. His CDs of the early 2000s touched on both traditional and crossover repertory, with two albums of Vivaldi's music recorded with keyboardist and conductor Ton Koopman emerging as successful examples of the former, and the Obrigado Brazil CD becoming another crossover best seller. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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  • The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live DVD commercial
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    The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live DVD commercial
  • Helping Hand
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    Helping Hand
  • Here and Heaven
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  • No One But You
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    No One But You
  • The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser Three
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    The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser Three
  • Inside the Goat Rodeo Sessions
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    Inside the Goat Rodeo Sessions
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    The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser Two
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    The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser One

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News

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    the New York Giants and the New England Patriots drew a record 97.5 million viewers. "I think the people that will respond to the Yo-Yo Ma piece when ...
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    and they liked it and it sits in their mind for quite a while and they hum what they like. (Then) you get people to say you like it, you can actually ...
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    Yo-Yo Ma joins rocker to call for US arts funding
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 9 Sunday
    London, UK Barbican Centre
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  • Jun 11 Tuesday
    London, UK Barbican Centre
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  • Jun 12 Wednesday
    London, UK Barbican Centre
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  • Aug 15 Thursday
    Lenox, MA, US Tanglewood
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  • Aug 16 Friday
    Bethel, NY, US Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
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  • Aug 18 Sunday
    Highland Park, IL, US Ravinia Pavilion
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  • Aug 20 Tuesday
    Cincinnati, OH, US PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
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  • Aug 21 Wednesday
    Rochester Hills, MI, US Meadow Brook Music Festival
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  • Aug 23 Friday
    Rohnert Park, CA, US Weill Hall at Green Music Center
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  • Aug 25 Sunday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Hollywood Bowl
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  • Oct 16 Wednesday
    New York, NY, US Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
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  • Feb 23 Sunday
    New York, NY, US Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
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  • Feb 26 Wednesday
    Berkeley, CA, US Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley
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Discography

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  • The Goat Rodeo Sessions (2011)
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    The Goat Rodeo Sessions (2011)
    Sony Classical
  • Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)
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    Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)
    Sony Music Distribution
  • New Impossibilities (2007)
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    New Impossibilities (2007)
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  • Appassionato (2007)
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    Appassionato (2007)
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  • Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration (2006)
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    Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration (2006)
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  • Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004)
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    Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2004)
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  • The Dvorák Album (2004)
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    The Dvorák Album (2004)
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  • Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert [Includes Bonus DVD] (2004)
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    Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert [Includes Bonus DVD] (2004)
  • Vivaldi's Cello (2004)
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    Vivaldi's Cello (2004)
    Sony Music Distribution
  • Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma (2004)
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    Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma (2004)
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