Yo-Yo Ma Biography and Wikipedia

Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian who belongs to France. He is well known for performing as a Soloist with different Orchestras around the World.

Yo-Yo began his career at the young age of four and also attended the Julliard School and Harvard University, he has recorded over 90 albums and has won over 19 Grammy Awards.

He has recorded a wide variety of folk music such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music.

He has collaborated with artists including jazz singer Bobby McFerrin, guitarist Carlos Santana, Sérgio Assad, and his brother, Odair, and singer-songwriter and guitarist James Taylor.

Yo-Yo Ma Age and Birthday

Yo-Yo Ma was born on October 7, 1955, in Paris, France. He is 65 years old as of 2020. Yo-Yo Ma celebrates all of his birthdays in every 7 of October every year.

Yo-Yo Man Height and Weight

Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He stands a height of 1.75 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. He has brown eyes and dark brown eyes.

Yo-Yo Ma Education

He attended Trinity School in New York but he was later transferred to a professional Children’s School, from which he graduated at age 15. He appeared as a soloist with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra in a performance of the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations.

He joined Columbia University but he dropped out and he was later enrolled at Harvard College. Prior to entering Harvard, Ma played in the Marlboro Festival Orchestra under the direction of cellist and conductor Pablo Casals.

Yo-Yo Ma Family and Parents

He was born in Paris to musical parents. He was born to a mother named Marina Lu who was a singer and father Hiao-Tsiun Ma who was a Violinist and a professor of music at Nanjing National Central University. He has a sister named Yeou-Cheng Ma, who played the violin before obtaining a medical degree and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to New York when Ma was seven years old.

Yo-Yo Ma Sister

He has a sister named Yeou-Cheng Ma, who played the violin before obtaining a medical degree and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to New York when Ma was seven years old.

Yo-Yo Ma Wife

Ma has been married since 1978 to a loving lady named Jill Hornor, who is an art consultant. The couple is blessed to have two children Nicholas and Emily.

Yo-Yo Ma Net Worth and Salary

Yo-Yo Ma is a French-American cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He has earned most of his net worth through his career. He has an estimated net worth of $30 million. His annual salary is currently under review and will soon be updated.

Yo-Yo Ma Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Yo-Yo

Yo-Yo Ma Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Yo-Yo Ma
• Popular As: Yo-Yo Ma
• Gender: Male
• Profession: cellist
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity:  White
• Religion: No Available
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Yo-Yo Ma Birthday

• Age: 65 years (2020)
• Zodiac Sign: Not Available
• Date of Birth: 7 October 1955
• Place of Birth: Paris, France
• Birthday: 7 October

Yo-Yo Ma Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height: 1.75m
• Weight: 75kg
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Black

Yo-Yo Ma Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Hiao-Tsiun Ma
• Mother: Marina Lu
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Yeou-Cheng Ma
• Marital Status: Married or Single
• Wife: Jill Hornor (m. 1978)
• Children: Sons (Nicholas Ma) Daughter(s) (Emily Ma)

Yo-Yo Ma Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $30 million
• Salary: $8 million
• Source of Income: Song Writer

Yo-Yo Ma House and Cars

Place of living:  To be Updated
Cars:  to be Updated

Yo-Yo Ma Songs

• Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
• The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
• The Swan (Saint-Saëns) – Commentary
• The Wexford Carol
• Ave Maria
• Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
• Songs My Mother Taught Me
• Poem for Carlita
• Going Home
• Goat Rodeo
• You Couldn’t Be Cuter
• Ave Maria
• Prelude
• Joy to the World
• Simple Gifts
• Concordia
• Familia
• Lullaby (Brahms) – Commentary
• Romance for Cello and Piano
• Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
• Vassourinhas
• Thaïs: Méditation (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
• Kuai Le
• Libertango
• Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla
• Mido Mountain (Chinese Traditional)
• The Falls
• Stars
• Gypsy Songs, op 55: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me
• Beau Soir, L. 6
• Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
• Wedding
• The Cellist of Sarajevo, Op. 12
• Invitación al Danzón
• My One and Only Love
• Il bell’Antonio (Sollima) – Commentary
• Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
• Il bell’Antonio, Tema III
• Blue Little Flower
• Here Comes the Sun
• Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
• Tango Jalousie
• Songs from the Arc of Life
• Duet for Cello and Bass
• Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus
• Songs from the Arc of Life
• Heart and Soul
• Appalachia Waltz (Version for Cello)
• Romance for Cello and Piano (Delius) – Commentary
• Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem
• My Favorite Things
• Second Time Around
• Blue As the Turquoise Night of Neyshabur
• Allegro prestissimo from Sonata for Two Cellos

Yo-Yo Ma Cello

He started playing the violin, piano, viola at an early age but he later settled on cello in 1960 at the age of four. his first choice was the double bass due to its large size, but he compromised and took up cello instead.

The child prodigy began performing before audiences at age five and performed for presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy when he was seven. At age eight, he appeared on American television with his sister in a concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

Yo-Yo Ma Albums

1999

• John Williams Greatest Hits
• My First 79 Years
• Solo
• Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Cello Sonata Op.78
• Lulie the Iceberg
• Songs and Dances
• Franz Joseph Haydn
• Simply Baroque with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

2000:

• Inspired by Bach, Volume 2 (DVD)
• Inspired by Bach, Volume 3 (DVD)
• Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Inspired by Bach, Volume 1 (DVD)
• Corigliano: Phantasmagoria (The Fantasy Album)
• Simply Baroque II with Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
• Appalachian Journey Live in Concert (VHS and DVD)
• Appalachian Journey with Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor
• Dvořák: Piano Quartet No.2, Sonatina in G, Romantic Pieces

2001:

• Classic Yo-Yo
• Classical Hits
• Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

2002:

• Naqoyqatsi: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by Philip Glass
• Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams
• Silk Road Ensemble: Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
• Meyer and Bottesini Concertos – Tracks 1-3 – Edgar Meyer: Concerto for Cello and Double Bass

2003:

• Paris – La Belle Époque
• Master and Commander: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Obrigado Brazil

2004:

• The Dvořák Album
• Vivaldi’s Cello
• Obrigado Brazil Live
• Silk Road Ensemble: Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

2005:

• Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone, arranged and conducted by Ennio Morricone
• “Memoirs of a Geisha (soundtrack)”, with Itzhak Perlman (composed and conducted by John Williams)

2007:

• Appassionato
• Dvořák in Prague: a Celebration (DVD)

2008:

• Silk Road Ensemble: New Impossibilities
• Songs of Joy & Peace

2009:

• “Cinema Paradiso” on Chris Botti in Boston
• 30 Years Outside the Box—Box set includes two bonus disks with various previously unreleased recordings

2011:

• The Goat Rodeo Sessions

2015:

• Before this World with James Taylor

2018

• Six Evolutions – Bach: Cello Suites

2020

• Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7 with Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniel Barenboim

Frequently Asked Questions About Yo-Yo Ma

Who is Yo-Yo Ma?

Yo-Yo is an American cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian who belongs to France. He is well known for performing as a Soloist with different Orchestras around the World.

How old is Yo-Yo Ma?

Yo-Yo was born on October 7, 1955, in Paris, France. He is 65 years old as of 2020. Ma celebrates all of his birthdays in every 7 of October every year.

How tall is Yo-Yo Ma?

Yo-Yo is a cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He stands a height of 1.75 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. He has brown eyes and dark brown eyes.

Is Yo-Yo Ma married?

Ma has been married since 1978 to a loving lady named Jill Hornor, who is an art consultant. The couple is blessed to have two children Nicholas and Emily.

How much is Yo-Yo Ma worth?

Ma is a French-American cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He has earned most of his net worth through his career. He has an estimated net worth of $30 million.

How much does Yo-Yo Ma make?

Yo-Yo is a French-American cellist, composer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He has earned most of his net worth through his career. His annual salary is currently under review and will soon be updated.

Where does Yo-Yo Ma live?

Because of security reasons, Ma has not shared his precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of his house.

Is Yo-Yo Ma dead or alive?

Yo-Yo is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Yo-Yo Ma Now?

Ma is still an active participant in the creative entertainment industry

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