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The next Yo-Yo Ma concert is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025 at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ, United States. See all 7 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude by Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. PréludeYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Nothing Else Matters (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith) by Miley Cyrus, see lyrics, music video & more!

Nothing Else Matters (feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith)Miley Cyrus

Listen to The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone, Yo-Yo Ma & Roma Sinfonietta, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Mission: Gabriel's OboeEnnio Morricone, Yo-Yo Ma & Roma Sinfonietta

Listen to Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude by Yo-Yo Ma, see lyrics, music video & more!

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. PréludeYo-Yo Ma

Listen to The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Chamber Version) by Yo-Yo Ma, Philippe Entremont & Gaby Casadesus, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Chamber Version)Yo-Yo Ma, Philippe Entremont & Gaby Casadesus

Listen to Sicilienne, Op. 78 by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sicilienne, Op. 78Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Listen to Cantique by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott, see lyrics, music video & more!

CantiqueYo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Listen to Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro Vivace by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro VivaceYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2019) by Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro (Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2019)Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Listen to Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. Allegro by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. AllegroYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Upcoming Concerts for Yo-Yo Ma

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Listen to Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos by Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

ALBUMShostakovich: The Cello ConcertosYo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

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ALBUMShostakovich: The Cello ConcertosYo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

Listen to Merci by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

ALBUMMerciYo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke" by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 "Archduke"Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" and Op. 1 No. 3 by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMBeethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" and Op. 1 No. 3Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to John Williams: A Gathering of Friends by John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & New York Philharmonic

ALBUMJohn Williams: A Gathering of FriendsJohn Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Notes for the Future by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMNotes for the FutureYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Hope Amid Tears - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMHope Amid Tears - Beethoven: Cello SonatasYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Songs of Comfort and Hope by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

ALBUMSongs of Comfort and HopeYo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Listen to Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suites - Highlights (Visual Album) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMYo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suites - Highlights (Visual Album)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Not Our First Goat Rodeo by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

ALBUMNot Our First Goat RodeoYo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Listen to Salonen: Cello Concerto by Yo-Yo Ma, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Esa-Pekka Salonen

ALBUMSalonen: Cello ConcertoYo-Yo Ma, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Esa-Pekka Salonen

Listen to Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSix Evolutions - Bach: Cello SuitesYo-Yo Ma

Listen to The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick (Original Soundtrack) by Silkroad Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMThe Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick (Original Soundtrack)Silkroad Ensemble & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Brahms: The Piano Trios by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

ALBUMBrahms: The Piano TriosYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

Listen to Bach Trios by Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

ALBUMBach TriosYo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

Listen to Golijov: Azul by Yo-Yo Ma, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

ALBUMGolijov: AzulYo-Yo Ma, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen

Listen to Sing Me Home by Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMSing Me HomeYo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

Listen to Songs from the Arc of Life by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

ALBUMSongs from the Arc of LifeYo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Listen to A Playlist Without Borders by Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMA Playlist Without BordersYo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

Listen to The Goat Rodeo Sessions (Deluxe Edition) by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

ALBUMThe Goat Rodeo Sessions (Deluxe Edition)Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Listen to Mendelssohn: Piano Trios, Op. 49 & Op. 66 by Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman

ALBUMMendelssohn: Piano Trios, Op. 49 & Op. 66Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman

Listen to CSO Resound - Traditions and Transformations - Sounds of Silk Road Chicago by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMCSO Resound - Traditions and Transformations - Sounds of Silk Road ChicagoChicago Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMQigang Chen Iris DévoiléeYo-Yo Ma & Orchestre National de France

Listen to Songs of Joy & Peace by Yo-Yo Ma & Friends

ALBUMSongs of Joy & PeaceYo-Yo Ma & Friends

Listen to Songs of Joy & Peace by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSongs of Joy & PeaceYo-Yo Ma

Listen to New Impossibilities by Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Miguel Harth-Bedoya

ALBUMNew ImpossibilitiesYo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Listen to Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 -2 & Songs Without Words by Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMMendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 -2 & Songs Without WordsEmanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Finzi: Cello Concerto, Op. 40 & Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31 by Yo-Yo Ma, John Denman & Vernon Handley

ALBUMFinzi: Cello Concerto, Op. 40 & Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31Yo-Yo Ma, John Denman & Vernon Handley

Listen to Memoirs of a Geisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman

ALBUMMemoirs of a Geisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma & Itzhak Perlman

Listen to Enchantment by Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMEnchantmentYo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMThe Dvorák AlbumYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Vivaldi's Cello (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMVivaldi's Cello (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma & Roma Sinfonietta

ALBUMYo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma & Roma Sinfonietta

Listen to Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas - Expanded Edition by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMRachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas - Expanded EditionYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Paris - La Belle Époque (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMParis - La Belle Époque (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Dvořák: Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 8 by Claudio Abbado, Yo-Yo Ma & Berlin Philharmonic

ALBUMDvořák: Cello Concerto & Symphony No. 8Claudio Abbado, Yo-Yo Ma & Berlin Philharmonic

Listen to Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Piano Trio "Dumky" by Yo-Yo Ma, Berlin Philharmonic, Emanuel Ax, Lorin Maazel & Young Uck Kim

ALBUMDvorak: Cello Concerto; Piano Trio "Dumky"Yo-Yo Ma, Berlin Philharmonic, Emanuel Ax, Lorin Maazel & Young Uck Kim

Listen to Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

ALBUMSilk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma & Silkroad Ensemble

Listen to John Williams: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Elegy for Cello and Orchestra, Three Pieces for Solo Cello by Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams & Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

ALBUMJohn Williams: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Elegy for Cello and Orchestra, Three Pieces for Solo CelloYo-Yo Ma, John Williams & Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

Listen to Naqoyqatsi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMNaqoyqatsi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Cello Suiten No. 1,5 & 6 by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMCello Suiten No. 1,5 & 6Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Original Motion Picture SoundtrackYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Simply Baroque II (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman

ALBUMSimply Baroque II (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman

Listen to Dvorák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87 - Sonatina in G, Op. 100 - Romatic Pieces, Op. 75 (Expanded Edition) by Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Robert McDonald & Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMDvorák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 87 - Sonatina in G, Op. 100 - Romatic Pieces, Op. 75 (Expanded Edition)Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Robert McDonald & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Appalachian Journey by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMAppalachian JourneyYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Corigliano: Phantasmagoria by Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & James Tocco

ALBUMCorigliano: PhantasmagoriaEmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & James Tocco

Listen to Dvořák: Chamber Music by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMDvořák: Chamber MusicYo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSoloYo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSimply BaroqueYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Simply Baroque (Expanded Edition) by Yo-Yo Ma & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

ALBUMSimply Baroque (Expanded Edition)Yo-Yo Ma & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Listen to Stock: Lulie the Iceberg by Yo-Yo Ma, Derrick Inouye, Pamela Frank, Paul Winter & Sam Waterston

ALBUMStock: Lulie the IcebergYo-Yo Ma, Derrick Inouye, Pamela Frank, Paul Winter & Sam Waterston

Listen to The Protecting Veil & Wake Up...and Die by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMThe Protecting Veil & Wake Up...and DieYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Korngold, Schmidt: Music for Strings and Piano Left Hand by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMKorngold, Schmidt: Music for Strings and Piano Left HandYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Goldschmidt: Cello Concerto - Clarinet Concerto - Violin Concerto by Yo-Yo Ma, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Sabine Meyer, Sinfonieorchester Komische Oper, Yakov Kreizberg, Chantal Juillet & Philharmonia Orchestra

ALBUMGoldschmidt: Cello Concerto - Clarinet Concerto - Violin ConcertoYo-Yo Ma, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Sabine Meyer, Sinfonieorchester Komische Oper, Yakov Kreizberg, Chantal Juillet & Philharmonia Orchestra

Listen to Inspired By Bach: The Cello Suites by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMInspired By Bach: The Cello SuitesYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Mozart: Piano Quartets by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern & Jaime Laredo

ALBUMMozart: Piano QuartetsYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern & Jaime Laredo

Listen to Piazzolla: Soul of the Tango (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMPiazzolla: Soul of the Tango (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Previn: From Ordinary Things by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMPrevin: From Ordinary ThingsYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Seven Years In Tibet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Yo-Yo Ma & Seven Years In Tibet Orchestra

ALBUMSeven Years In Tibet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Yo-Yo Ma & Seven Years In Tibet Orchestra

Listen to Tan Dun: Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMTan Dun: Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Schubert: Trout Quintet, Arpeggione Sonata & Die Forelle by Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & Barbara Bonney

ALBUMSchubert: Trout Quintet, Arpeggione Sonata & Die ForelleEmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma & Barbara Bonney

Listen to Appalachia Waltz (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMAppalachia Waltz (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Danielpour, Kirchner & Rouse: Concertos for Violoncello and Orchestra by Yo-Yo Ma, David Zinman & The Philadelphia Orchestra

ALBUMDanielpour, Kirchner & Rouse: Concertos for Violoncello and OrchestraYo-Yo Ma, David Zinman & The Philadelphia Orchestra

Listen to Goldenthal: Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio by Yo-Yo Ma & Pacific Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMGoldenthal: Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam OratorioYo-Yo Ma & Pacific Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Schubert & Boccherini: String Quintets by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSchubert & Boccherini: String QuintetsYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Clarinet Trios by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Richard Stoltzman

ALBUMBrahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Clarinet TriosYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Richard Stoltzman

Listen to Concertos for the New World (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic

ALBUMConcertos for the New World (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic

Listen to Beethoven, Schumann: Piano Quartets by Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Emanuel Ax & Jaime Laredo

ALBUMBeethoven, Schumann: Piano QuartetsYo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Emanuel Ax & Jaime Laredo

Listen to Chopin: Chamber Music (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMChopin: Chamber Music (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to The New York Album by Yo-Yo Ma, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & David Zinman

ALBUMThe New York AlbumYo-Yo Ma, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & David Zinman

ALBUMMade in AmericaYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Brahms: The Piano Quartets Op. 25, 26 & 60 (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBrahms: The Piano Quartets Op. 25, 26 & 60 (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Brahms: Sextets, Opp. 18 & 36 by Yo-Yo Ma, Cho-Liang Lin, Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree & Sharon Robinson

ALBUMBrahms: Sextets, Opp. 18 & 36Yo-Yo Ma, Cho-Liang Lin, Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree & Sharon Robinson

Listen to Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano, Opp. 38, 99 and 108 by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBrahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano, Opp. 38, 99 and 108Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante - Tchaikovsky: Rococco Variations & Andante Cantabile by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMProkofiev: Sinfonia Concertante - Tchaikovsky: Rococco Variations & Andante CantabileYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht & String Trio (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma & Juilliard String Quartet

ALBUMSchoenberg: Verklärte Nacht & String Trio (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma & Juilliard String Quartet

Listen to Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony, Bacchanale from Samson & Dalila, Marche Militaire, Danse Macabbre and Carnaval des Animaux by Alain Marion, E. Power Biggs, Eugene Ormandy, Gabin Lauridon, Gaby Casadesus, Gérard Caussé, Michel Arrignon, Michel Cals, Michel Cerruti, Philippe Entremont, Régis Pasquier, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yan-Pascal Tortelier & Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMSaint-Saëns: Organ Symphony, Bacchanale from Samson & Dalila, Marche Militaire, Danse Macabbre and Carnaval des AnimauxAlain Marion, E. Power Biggs, Eugene Ormandy, Gabin Lauridon, Gaby Casadesus, Gérard Caussé, Michel Arrignon, Michel Cals, Michel Cerruti, Philippe Entremont, Régis Pasquier, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yan-Pascal Tortelier & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Violin Concerto No. 3 by Yo-Yo Ma, Cecile Licad, Cho-Liang Lin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Orchestre National de France & Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMSaint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Violin Concerto No. 3Yo-Yo Ma, Cecile Licad, Cho-Liang Lin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Orchestre National de France & Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas (Remastered) by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMRachmaninoff, Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas (Remastered)Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Gala in Leningrad by Yo-Yo Ma, Yuri Temirkanov & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Gala in LeningradYo-Yo Ma, Yuri Temirkanov & Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Japanese Melodies by Yo-Yo Ma & Pro Musica Nipponia

ALBUMJapanese MelodiesYo-Yo Ma & Pro Musica Nipponia

Listen to Yo-Yo Ma: Great Cello Concertos by Yo-Yo Ma, André Previn, Berlin Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France, Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMYo-Yo Ma: Great Cello ConcertosYo-Yo Ma, André Previn, Berlin Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de France, Sir Colin Davis & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Cello Concerto by Yo-Yo Ma, Eugene Ormandy, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic & The Philadelphia Orchestra

ALBUMShostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Cello ConcertoYo-Yo Ma, Eugene Ormandy, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic & The Philadelphia Orchestra

Listen to Anything Goes: The Music of Cole Porter by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMAnything Goes: The Music of Cole PorterYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Barber: Cello Concerto - Britten: Symphony for Cello & Orchestra by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMBarber: Cello Concerto - Britten: Symphony for Cello & OrchestraYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Shostakovich: Quartet No. 15 - Gubaidulina: Rejoice by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMShostakovich: Quartet No. 15 - Gubaidulina: RejoiceYo-Yo Ma

Listen to Strauss and Britten Cello Sonatas by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMStrauss and Britten Cello SonatasYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 & Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 (Expanded Edition) by Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBrahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102 & Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 (Expanded Edition)Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Dvořák: Piano Trios by Yo-Yo Ma, Young Uck Kim & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMDvořák: Piano TriosYo-Yo Ma, Young Uck Kim & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Schumann: Cello Concerto, Adagio & Allegro, Fantasiestücke by Yo-Yo Ma, Sir Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMSchumann: Cello Concerto, Adagio & Allegro, FantasiestückeYo-Yo Ma, Sir Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 & Cello Sonata by Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMShostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 & Cello SonataYo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven: Complete Cello SonatasYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Boccherini: Cello Concerto - J.C. Bach: Sinfionia concertante by Pinchas Zukerman, Yo-Yo Ma, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra & Layton James

ALBUMBoccherini: Cello Concerto - J.C. Bach: Sinfionia concertantePinchas Zukerman, Yo-Yo Ma, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra & Layton James

Listen to Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor - Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 by Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMMozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor - Schubert: String Quartet No. 15Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and CelloYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4 & Variations by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBeethoven: Cello Sonata No. 4 & VariationsYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Listen to Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Silent Woods; Rondo by Yo-Yo Ma, Lorin Maazel & Berlin Philharmonic

ALBUMDvorák: Cello Concerto; Silent Woods; RondoYo-Yo Ma, Lorin Maazel & Berlin Philharmonic

Listen to Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Overtures by Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic, Mark Zeltser & Yo-Yo Ma

ALBUMBeethoven: Triple Concerto; OverturesAnne-Sophie Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic, Mark Zeltser & Yo-Yo Ma

Listen to Brahms: Cello Sonatas by Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

ALBUMBrahms: Cello SonatasYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

Yo-Yo Ma's Popular Music Videos

Lullaby (Brahms)

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Here Comes the Sun

Yo-Yo Ma & James Taylor

Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major: I. Prélude

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The Swan (Saint-Saëns)

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

Suite for Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Prélude

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Inside the Goat Rodeo Sessions

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Attaboy (Live)

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

Here and Heaven (Live)

Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & Aoife O'Donovan

Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, Bourrées I and II

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Touch the Hand of Love

Yo-Yo Ma & Renée Fleming

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Yo-Yo Ma Essentials

Ma is a cellist of gorgeous tone, world-spanning taste, and generous spirit.

Goat Rodeo Essentials

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Track by Track: Yo-Yo Ma on Six Evolutions – Bach Cello Suites

“Bach takes you to the sublime, to transcendence, and to cosmic celebration.”

Yo-Yo Ma: The Zane Lowe Interview

Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma opens up to Zane Lowe in a sit-down chat in New York City.

About Yo-Yo Ma

Artist Biography

More than the undisputed cello virtuoso of our time, Yo-Yo Ma is a champion of cross-cultural engagement and musical activism, as at home in Bach and Brazilian music as he is in Elgar and film scores or Appalachian and Mongolian folk songs. With a catalog of more than 100 albums, he has played for nine U.S. presidents and is a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, Ma began cello studies with his father at age four. Three years later, the family moved to the U.S., where he attended the Juilliard School and Harvard University. After winning the Avery Fisher Prize in 1978, he signed to CBS Masterworks (now Sony Classical), for which he has thrice recorded Bach’s Cello Suites, in 1983, 1998, and 2018. Ma’s classical repertoire has been anchored in longstanding collaborations with, among others, pianist Emanuel Ax, bassist Edgar Meyer, and violinist Isaac Stern. In 1998, Ma established the Silkroad Ensemble, a far-reaching international performance collective. Since the 1990s, he has pursued jazz with vocalist Bobby McFerrin (1992’s Hush), bluegrass on Appalachia Waltz (1996) and The Goat Rodeo Sessions (2011), Astor Piazzolla on Soul of the Tango (1997), and film music in Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Though Ma is a familiar face at gatherings of world leaders, among his recent projects is Songs of Comfort and Hope (2020), a homespun social media and recording project made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hometown

Paris, France

Genre

Classical