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Yo-Yo Ma

Musician / Composer | * 10/07/1955 (68) | Paris (France)
Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born and partially raised in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University, attended Columbia University, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world. He has recorded more than 90 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, 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 instr... ()
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Yo-Yo Ma is a French-born American cellist. He was born in Paris and spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Yo-Yo Ma

National Medal of Arts Presidential Medal of Freedom Emmy Awards Léonie Sonning Music Prize Glenn Gould Prize Library of Congress Living Legend Polar Music Prize Vilcek Prize Kennedy Center Honors Dan David Prize Order "danaker" Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎ Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences Honorary Doctor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Praemium Imperiale Echo Klassik Award - Instrumentalist of The Year Avery Fisher Prize Birgit Nilsson Prize Time 100 Great Immigrants Award
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Movies with Yo-Yo Ma as Actor(13)

TV Shows/Series with Yo-Yo Ma as Actor(11)

as himself2019 Desus & Mero
as himself1999 The West Wing
as Yo-Yo Ma (voice)1996 Arthur
as Tom (voice)1993 Frasier
as Himself (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Main Guest1972 Le Grand Échiquier

Movies with Yo-Yo Ma as Crew(3)

Writing/Idea1997 Sarabande
Sound/Musician1985 Taipei Story

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Born: Friday, 10/07 1955 (October) in Paris (France) (current age: 68 years + 174 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Juilliard School, Columbia University, CRD Claude-Debussy de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Harvard College, Trinity School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Committee of 100
Record Label: Sony Classical, Columbia Records, RCA Records
Children: Nicholas Ma
Siblings: Yeou-Cheng Ma
Other names for Yo-Yo Ma (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"马友友"
Yo-Yo Ma frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Jon Stewart (9x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
John Lithgow (8x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Al Jean (7x, Crew)
Mike Reiss (7x, Crew)
Dawnn Lewis (7x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:689620, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024