Yo-Yo Ma

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Who is He ?

National perfect cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, is a non-Chinese citizen of Chinese origin who was born in France and grow in America.

His Music

From Yo-Yo Ma’s extensive and diversify music career, it’s not far to seek why he

looks for different ways to talk to his audiences all the time, and seek out new

and difference art grow up.

Yo-Yo Ma’s busy concerts travel, include chamber music, solo and with many

famous musical groups concerto perform.

The musicians who had cooperate with him

1. Barenboim

2. Pamela Frank

3. Rebecca Young

4. Emanuel Ax *

5. Jeffrey Kahane

6. Young Uck Kim

7. Kathryn Stott …………………ex.

The Year 1997

Yo-Yo Ma accomplished a no accompany cello suites by Bach* which had spent him

many years, to combined with many kinds of performance arts innovative explain. He used “Inspired by Bach”( 巴哈靈感 ) to become his topic. It had six films: 庭園造景、雕刻建築、現代舞蹈、電影戲劇、日本歌舞伎表演 and

冰上芭蕾 , and got a lot of praises.

His Colorful Life

Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris in 1955. Four years later, his father taught him cello and moved house with his family to New York. Then studied with The Juilliard*School’s teacher, Leonard Rose. In 1976, Yo-Yo Ma graduated from Harvard University*, and got the Anthropology academic degrees. Now, he has a wife and a pair of children.