Most Recent Role: Guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthday: 10-7-1954
Birth Name: Yo-Yo Ma
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthday: 10-7-1954
Birth Name: Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma was the cello's foremost contemporary proponent; while primarily a classical performer, he also made a number of highly successful crossover recordings. Born October 7, 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris, he began playing the cello at the age of four, later studying with Janos Scholz; in 1962, he also became the pupil of Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School, and was the recipient...
Most Recent Appearance
Show #3090
Monday 6 February 2006 on NBC
Sports Commentator Terry Bradshaw; The "Go Daddy" Girl Candice Michelle; Yo Yo Ma with John Williams perform "Sayuri's Theme" from soundtrack Memoirs of a Geisha ; Mo Rocca at the Super Bowl in Detroit.
On April 7, 2007, Yo-Yo was on the radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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Yo-Yo has nicknamed his cello "Petunia."
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Yo-Yo made his first TV appearance when he was just eight years old.
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Yo-Yo was born in France but moved to New York with his family when he was seven.
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Yo-Yo studied with Leonard Rose at the famous Juilliard School of Music.
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Yo-Yo: We were coming from a different knowledge base. It's a brave new world for both of us. (On working with musician Sandeep Das.)
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Yo-Yo: There is no culture in the world that we have not benefited from.
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Yo-Yo: I think I actually enjoy practicing now more than seven years ago because you're really doing something totally specific.
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Yo-Yo: I think it's pretty rare to have the opportunity to work with so many people that I admire in one project.
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Yo-Yo: After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.
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Other Appearances
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Arthur
My Music Rules / That's a Baby Show! Himself |
Frasier
Dr. Nora Tom |
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Great Performances
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 1997 Featured Performer |
Great Performances
Bobby McFerrin: Loosely Mozart: The New Innovators of Classical Music Performer |
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Late Show with David Letterman
Show #1830 Guest |
Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0236 Guest |
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