Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris, France in 1955. Yo-Yo Ma family moved to New York four years later. Yo-Yo Ma started to learn playing cello the same year. At age 6 he entered the Juilliard School to study

Yo-Yo Ma multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing new or familiar

Yo-Yo Ma Awards and recognitions Avery Fisher Prize1978 Dan David Prize2006 Award of Distinction (International Cello Festival)2007 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance: 1996 Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart:

Yo-Yo Ma Discography / recordings1978: Finzi: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Op. 40 (reissued 2007) 1979: Beethoven Triple Concerto with Herbert von Karajan, Mark Zeltser, Ann-Sophie Mutter and Berlin