- Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese-American cellist
| Born: | 07 October 1955 Comment | | How old is Yo-Yo Ma in 2024? / Age: | 68 years
| | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
Yo-Yo Ma Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Yo-Yo Ma worth? | Under review
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Yo-Yo Ma facts
- Born in Paris, he spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half
- He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University and has enjoyed a prolific career as both a soloist performing with orchestras around the world and a recording artist
- He has recorded more than 90 albums and has received 18 Grammy Awards
- In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded a wide variety of folk music such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music
- He also collaborated with Grammy Award-winning jazz/reggae singer Bobby McFerrin
- Ma's primary performance instrument is a Montagnana cello built in 1733 valued at US$2
- 5 million
- He has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006
- He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2001, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, and the Polar Music Prize in 2012
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