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Yo-Yo Ma

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Born 7 Oct 1955 in Paris, France71 years52 credits

Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born to Chinese parents in Paris, he was regarded as a child prodigy, and began to study the cello with his father at age four. At the age of seven, Ma moved with his family to Boston and later to New York City, where he continued his cello studies at the Juilliard School before pursuing a liberal arts education at Harvard University. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world, recorded more than 92 albums, and received 19 Grammy Awards. In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, Ma has recorded a wide variety of folk music, such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music. He has also collaborated with artists from a diverse range of genres, including Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus, Zakir Hussain, and Sting. Ma has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize in 1978, The Glenn Gould Prize in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, Kennedy Center Honors in 2011, the Polar Music Prize in 2012, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize in 2022. He was named as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Ma's primary performance instrument is the Davidov cello, made in 1712 by Antonio Stradivari. Ma's mother, Marina Lu, was a singer, and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist, composer and professor of music at Nanjing National Central University (now relocated in Taoyuan, Taiwan; predecessor of the present-day Nanjing University and Southeast University). They both migrated from the Republic of China to France during the Chinese Civil War. Ma's sister, Yeou-Cheng, played the violin and piano professionally before obtaining a medical degree from Harvard Medical School and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to Boston when Ma was seven. ... Source: Article "Yo-Yo Ma" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Yo-Yo Ma, né le 7 octobre 1955 à Paris, est un violoncelliste américain d'origine chinoise. Enfant prodige, il donne son premier concert au Carnegie Hall (New York) à l'âge de neuf ans. En 1994, Le Monde le décrit comme «l'un des rarissimes violoncellistes de notre temps ayant rang de star dans le milieu de la musique classique». Yo-Yo Ma naît Ernest Ma (pour l'état civil français) le 7 octobre 1955 à Paris de parents chinois. Sa mère, Marina Lu, est une chanteuse née à Hong Kong et son père, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, est violoniste et professeur de musique. Yo-Yo Ma commence à quatre ans l'étude du violoncelle avec son père. Après un premier récital à cinq ans, il part avec ses parents à New York, où il suit l'enseignement de Leonard Rose à la Juilliard School. En 1963, à huit ans, il apparaît pour la première fois à la télévision, invité par Leonard Bernstein. À neuf ans, il se produit pour la première fois au Carnegie Hall. Il étudie aussi les humanités à l'université Harvard et en sort diplômé en 1977. En 1978, il reçoit le prix Avery-Fischer. La même année, il épouse Jill Hornor. De cette union naîtront deux enfants, Nicholas et Emily. En 1983, il enregistre les suites pour violoncelle seul de Bach. En 1989, il donne un récital à Paris, au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. En 1998, il y revient pour jouer avec l'Orchestre national de France dirigé par Charles Dutoit. En 2000, il contribue à la bande originale du film Tigre et Dragon. En décembre 2001, il joue à l'inauguration du Kimmel Center à Philadelphie. De 2010 à 2019, il est «creative consultant» pour l'Orchestre symphonique de Chicago. En 2010, il reçoit la Médaille présidentielle de la Liberté. En 2015, il joue le Don Quichotte de Richard Strauss à la Philharmonie de Paris avec l'Orchestre symphonique de Boston dirigé par Andris Nelsons. Pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, il se produit sur les réseaux sociaux. En 2020, il lance une diffusion en direct et y interprète les suites pour violoncelle de Bach afin de rendre hommage aux victimes de la maladie. Il invite d'autres artistes à se joindre à lui via le hashtag #SongsOfComfort, ce qui aboutit à l'enregistrement de l'album Songs of Comfort and Hope. Il fait partie des personnalités les plus influentes de l'année selon le magazine Time. En 2021, Yo-Yo Ma est lauréat du Praemium Imperiale. En décembre 2024, il accompagne l'actrice Marion Cotillard récitant un poème de Victor Hugo à la réouverture de Notre-Dame de Paris. En 2025, il joue le concerto de Schumann aux Sommets musicaux de Gstaad, avec l'Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne dirigé par Renaud Capuçon. Sa sœur aînée, Yeou-Cheng Marie-Thérèse Ma, est violoniste. Source: Article "Yo-Yo Ma" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA.

马友友(Yo-Yo Ma,1955年10月7日-)是一位大提琴演奏家,为法国出生的华裔美国人,曾获得多座格莱美奖。

馬友友(Yo - Yo Ma,1955 年 10 月 7 日-)是一位大提琴演奏家,為法國出生的華裔美國人,曾獲得多座格萊美獎。

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A Song for the Snow Lion
A Song for the Snow Lion2026 · Self
Andy
Andy2025 · Self
Half Moon
Half Moon2025 · Self
Gath & K'iyh: Listen to Heal
Gath & K'iyh: Listen to Heal2024 · Self - cellist
Music by John Williams
Music by John Williams2024 · Self - Cellist
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022 · Yo-Yo Ma
Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn)
Weckuwapok (The Approaching Dawn)2022 · Self
Ludwig van Beethoven - Tripelkonzert
Ludwig van Beethoven - Tripelkonzert2019 · Self
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018 · Self - Musician and Fred's Friend
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like2018 · Self
Ascending Bird
Ascending Bird2017 · Self
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach2017 · Self
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller2017 · Self - Musician
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America2017 · Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities: A Legacy of Action
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities: A Legacy of Action2016 · Self
Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices
Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices2016 · Self
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble2016 · Self
Yo-Yo Ma with the LA Phil
Yo-Yo Ma with the LA Phil2014 · Self
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter2012 · Self
Gustavo Dudamel & Yo-Yo Ma
Gustavo Dudamel & Yo-Yo Ma2012 · Self
Extraordinary Minds: Yo-Yo Ma
Extraordinary Minds: Yo-Yo Ma2011 · Self
Yo-Yo Ma & Plácido Domingo
Yo-Yo Ma & Plácido Domingo2011 · Self
How to Grow a Band
How to Grow a Band2011
The Music Instinct
The Music Instinct2009 · Self
Chris Botti in Boston
Chris Botti in Boston2009 · Self
The Music of 'Memoirs'
The Music of 'Memoirs'2006 · Self
Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Nobel Peace Prize Concert2005 · Self
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy2003 · Self (cellist)
Multiple Identities: Encounters with Daniel Barenboim
Multiple Identities: Encounters with Daniel Barenboim2002
Classic Yo-Yo Ma
Classic Yo-Yo Ma2001 · Self
Appointment with the Wise Old Dog
Appointment with the Wise Old Dog1998 · Self
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn1998 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden1997 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri1997 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs1997 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande1997 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope1997 · Self
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures1997 · Self
Isaac Stern: A Life - A Biography in Music
Isaac Stern: A Life - A Biography in Music1993 · Self
Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood
Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood1990 · Self
Slatkin! A Symphony
Slatkin! A Symphony1987 · Self
Ozawa
Ozawa1985 · Self
Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration
Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration
Inspired by Bach
Inspired by BachSelf

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