Yo-Yo Ma came to WHYY to be interviewed, and of course, he brought his cello. It has a name: Petunia. Petunia, made in 1733 by the Venetian luthier Domenico Montagnana, played the first song Ma ever ...

Eighteen-time Grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma previously told PEOPLE that his art is "not about winning, but about sharing" Yo-Yo Ma is doing what he does best: spreading hope and positivity through ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Yo-Yo Ma is paying tribute to those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. The famous cellist will perform Bach’s Cello Suites in a virtual memorial this weekend, and ...

On Nov. 21, Yo-Yo Ma offered a monumental gift to Boston and to himself: The complete six Bach cello suites, performed from ...

For the first time in decades, Yo-Yo Ma has been spending extended time at home. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the legendary cellist, 65, has been enjoying quality time with his family — including ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Yo-Yo Ma, a world-famous classical musician, is set to play Dvořák’s cello concerto with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) in Norfolk in February. That's a type of composition where ...

World-renowned musician Yo-Yo Ma began his musical journey at just 2-and-a-half years old when his parents placed a violin in his hands, "I was very bad and I gave it up. And my parents thought, "well ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Early on in the 2015 documentary The Music of Strangers, the world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma says “I’m always trying to figure out at some level who I am and how I fit in ...

Ma offered an impromptu concert after receiving his vaccine on Saturday. Over this past year, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has been working to provide comfort and support to those who may be ...

World-renowned Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma has recorded more than 100 albums, received 19 Grammys, won the Presidential Medal of Freedom and, most recently, performed a sold-out concert at the ...

When Joan Degerstrom was eight years old, she went to the Fox theater for the first time. She fell in love. She saw the city converge, mingle, and be delighted together. Ninety-one years later, Joan ...

This is Jeffrey Kahane’s 20th and last season as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and he is going out with a flourish of events. One took place Sunday night in USC’s Bovard ...