Today is Yo-Yo Ma's birthday! Below are excerpts from his bio:
Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at The Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976.
Mr. Ma and his wife have two children. Mr. Ma plays two instruments, a 1733 Montagnana cello from Venice and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius.
You can read his entire biography and more on his website.
Here a few links to performances by Yo-Yo Ma:
Performing Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
Performing 'The Swan' from Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals
Performing Hush Little Baby with Bobby McFerrin
Performing The Swan with interpretive break dancing (no joke!)
Yo-Yo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at The Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976.
Mr. Ma and his wife have two children. Mr. Ma plays two instruments, a 1733 Montagnana cello from Venice and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius.
You can read his entire biography and more on his website.
Here a few links to performances by Yo-Yo Ma:
Performing Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
Performing 'The Swan' from Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals
Performing Hush Little Baby with Bobby McFerrin
Performing The Swan with interpretive break dancing (no joke!)