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[[File:Yo yo ma.jpg|thumb|220x220px]]'''Yo-Yo Ma''' is a cellist and virtuoso. | [[File:Yo yo ma.jpg|thumb|220x220px]] | ||
'''Yo-Yo Ma''' is a cellist and virtuoso. | |||
<span style="color:rgb( | {{Stub}}<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;">Yo-Yo Ma</span><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> (born October 7, 1955) is a </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Chinese American</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellist <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">cellist</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">. Born in Paris, he spent his schooling years in New York City and was a </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_prodigy <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">child prodigy</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard_School <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Juilliard School</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> and </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Harvard University</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> 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 received 18 </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Grammy Awards</span>]<span style="font-weight:400;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">.</span> | ||
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01bbf889-df7a-3fd3-0a24-11dd1bc40a9a" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded a wide variety of folk music such as American </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegrass_music <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">bluegrass music</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">, traditional Chinese melodies, the </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">tangos</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> of Argentinian composer </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81stor_Piazzolla <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ástor Piazzolla</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">, and Brazilian music. He also collaborated with </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Grammy Award</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">-winning jazz singer </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_McFerrin <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bobby McFerrin</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Ma's primary performance instrument is a </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Montagnana <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Montagnana</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> cello crafted in 1733 valued at $2.5 million.</span></span></p> | |||
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01bbf889-df7a-3fd3-0a24-11dd1bc40a9a" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">He has been a </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Messengers_of_Peace <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">United Nations Messenger of Peace</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> since 2006.</span></span></p> | |||
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-01bbf889-df7a-3fd3-0a24-11dd1bc40a9a" style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">He was awarded the </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Arts <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">National Medal of Arts</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in 2001,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Presidential Medal of Freedom</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in 2011, and the </span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Music_Prize <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;">Polar Music Prize</span>]<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in 2012.</span></span></p> | |||
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