Yo-Yo Ma

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cellist human musician recording artist

Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.

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Yo-Yo Ma canonical 165
Yo-Yo Ma discography 2
Yo-Yo Ma and Friends 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cellist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
appointedAs UN Messenger of Peace in 2006 ⓘ
associatedOrganization Silk Road Project ⓘ
surface form: Silkroad
awardReceived Dan David Prize ⓘ
Glenn Gould Prize ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
Polar Music Prize ⓘ
Praemium Imperiale for Architecture ⓘ
surface form: Praemium Imperiale

Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
birthName Yo-Yo Ma self-link ⓘ
boardMembership Aspen Institute (trustee) ⓘ
World Economic Forum cultural initiatives ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship China ⓘ
France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1955-10-07 ⓘ
degree Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chinese ⓘ
familyName Ma ⓘ
fieldOfWork cross-cultural collaboration ⓘ
cultural diplomacy ⓘ
music education ⓘ
music performance ⓘ
founderOf Silk Road Project ⓘ
Silk Road Ensemble ⓘ
surface form: Silkroad Ensemble
genre chamber music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
world music ⓘ
givenName Yo-Yo ⓘ
hasChild Emily Ma ⓘ
Nicholas Ma ⓘ
hasHonoraryDegreeFrom Columbia University ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
hasReligion agnosticism (reported) ⓘ
hasRole UN Messenger of Peace ⓘ
knownFor cross-cultural musical collaborations ⓘ
promoting peace and global understanding through music ⓘ
virtuosic cello performance ⓘ
languageSpoken Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
movedTo New York City, United States, as a child ⓘ
name Yo-Yo Ma self-link ⓘ
notableCollaboration Bobby McFerrin ⓘ
Chris Thile ⓘ
Edgar Meyer ⓘ
Emanuel Ax ⓘ
Ennio Morricone ⓘ
Itzhak Perlman ⓘ
Silk Road Ensemble ⓘ
surface form: Silkroad Ensemble

Tan Dun ⓘ
notableInstrument 1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov" (formerly used) ⓘ
1733 Montagnana cello ⓘ
notableWork "Appalachian Journey" album ⓘ
"Songs of Joy & Peace" album ⓘ
"The Goat Rodeo Sessions" album ⓘ
Silk Road Ensemble ⓘ
recordings of J.S. Bach Cello Suites ⓘ
occupation artistic director ⓘ
cellist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
parent Ma Hiao-Tsiun ⓘ
Marina Lu ⓘ
performedAt 2009 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama ⓘ
surface form: Barack Obama presidential inauguration 2009

Carnegie Hall ⓘ
Central Park ⓘ
surface form: New York City’s Central Park concerts

Royal Albert Hall ⓘ
performedFor multiple U.S. presidents ⓘ
placeOfBirth Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
primaryInstrument cello ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
surface form: CBS Masterworks

Sony Classical ⓘ
residence Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
spouse Jill Hornor ⓘ
website https://www.yo-yoma.com/ ⓘ

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Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize → notableRecipient → Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ
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Léonie Sonning Music Prize → notableLaureate → Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ
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Avery Fisher Prize → notableRecipient → Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ