Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma (Traditional Chinese: 馬友友) (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist and virtuoso. He has received multiple Grammy Awards the National Medal of Arts in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Ma is regarded by some as the most famous cellist of the modern age.

He appeared on Arthur in "My Music Rules", where D.W. pursuades him to play at the library. Binky anticipated that he would get into a huge fight with Joshua Redman because of their different music genres, but they got along nicely, playing a jazz remix of Crazy Bus. D.W. Read anticipated that she would dislike his music, but was pleasantly surprised. She referred to him incorrectly as "Yo Mama."

He also appeared in "Elwood City Turns 100!" as one of the many celebrities Muffy invites to see the play. He did not speak in this appearance.