Yo-Yo

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Yo-Yo is the given name of Yo-Yo Ma, the renowned Chinese-American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity and diverse musical collaborations.

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instanceOf cellist
human
musician
recording artist
awardReceived Grammy Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Polar Music Prize
Presidential Medal of Freedom
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth France
dateOfBirth 1955-10-07
educatedAt Harvard University
Juilliard School
ethnicGroup Chinese
familyName Ma
fieldOfWork chamber music performance
cross-cultural musical collaboration
music performance
founded Silk Road Ensemble
genre chamber music
classical music
contemporary classical music
world music
givenName Yo-Yo self-linksurface differs
hasWebsite https://www.yo-yoma.com/
instrument cello
languageSpoken Chinese
English
French
movement cross-cultural dialogue through music
name Yo-Yo Ma
nationality Chinese-American
notableCollaboration Bobby McFerrin
Emanuel Ax
Ennio Morricone
Itzhak Perlman
John Williams
Silk Road Ensemble
Tan Dun
notableInstrument 1733 Montagnana cello
surface form: Montagnana cello
notableRole advocate for arts education
notableWork Silk Road Ensemble
occupation cellist
conductor
music educator
placeOfBirth Paris
residence United States of America
sexOrGender male

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