Yo-Yo Ma
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He was born to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age 4 and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976.
Yo-Yo Ma has been called “the most omnivorous of all cellists” by critics and indeed possesses a far more eclectic repertoire than typical for a classical player. He has performed and recorded Baroque pieces on period instruments, American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the Argentinian tangos of Astor Piazzolla, Brazilian music, the soundtrack to the film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Philip Glass’s minimalist score of Naqoyqatsi in addition to numerous recordings of the standard classical repertoire. His latest CD is a collaboration with other musicians for the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack.
Yo-Yo Ma’s main performance instrument is a very fine 1733 Montagnana cello. He also plays the Davidoff Stradivarius from 1712, which was also played by Jacqueline du Pre.
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Shoutbox
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hicazkalender wrote:
simply best
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necron_lord wrote:
I love Bach's cello suites played by Yo-Yo Ma, it is great to relax oneself after a tiring day :)
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OldCowsScareMax wrote:
I only got into Yo-Yo Ma because Donna told me too. And if you don't know which Donna I'm talking about then I don't even want to know Jed.
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Emtay13 wrote:
So br00tal. Not my favorite classcal cellist, but one of them.
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Biico wrote:
Libertango! :D YO-YO MA :Dx2
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LUCE08 wrote:
bach's six cello suites yesss
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LiamGallagher wrote:
Yo yo ma!
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pinepeach wrote:
great, great man. 'Songs of Joy and Peace' brings me great comfort.
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Slimboxx wrote:
Yo Ma Ma
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ginny55 wrote:
Mmm. Double bass > viola > cello > violin. :]
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roxwell7 wrote:
Buena música para diseñar!!!
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Groo8y wrote:
no words for him <3
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bzdura wrote:
wow, i like it...
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sharwashere wrote:
<3
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MasterStryke wrote:
awesome
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moxie1956 wrote:
goes through one's being like an excellent glass of wine, don't you think?
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imcuminin wrote:
I get lost in this music...so.........just......so
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yushi326 wrote:
wow~ good
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JoshCIVM wrote:
As a former (very bad) cellist and current appreciator of all music, this man is one of my all-time favorites.
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Scarius wrote:
j/k, he's awesome.
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Feb
18
Rubinstein Piano Festival
Filharmonia Łódzka im. Artura Rubinsteina, Łódź, Poland
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Feb
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Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma
Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Feb
28
Ciclo de Música de Câmara 2009/10 - Yo-Yo Ma
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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