Yo-Yo Ma
Sound
Born October 7, 1955 in Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Half Moon
Self
Notre-Dame de Paris : La Réouverture - La Grande Soirée
Self
Facing the Wind
Music by John Williams
Self - Cellist
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Yo-Yo Ma
Dancing Nation
Deeper Look from New York
Self
Desus & Mero
Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Cellist
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - Musician and Fred's Friend
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Self - Guest
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Self
The Vietnam War
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Blue Gold: American Jeans
Self
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Self
Yo Yo Ma: The Bach Project– Six Cello Suites
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self (voice)
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live
Self
How to Grow a Band
Self
Chris Botti in Boston
Self
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
Naqoyqatsi
Appalachian Journey Live In Concert
Self
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The West Wing
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
Self
Appointment With The Wise Old Dog
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The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1
Self
Six Gestures
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Sarabande
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Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden
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Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri
Self
Seven Years in Tibet
Arthur
Yo-Yo Ma (voice)
Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy
Self
Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration
Self
Frasier
Tom (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
The Simpsons
Yo-Yo Ma (voice)
Taipei Story
Ozawa
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self