Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born to and partial… Read Full Bio ↴Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born to and partially raised by Chinese parents in Paris and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University, attended Columbia University, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world. He has recorded more than 92 albums and received 19 Grammy Awards.
In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, Ma has recorded a wide variety of folk music, such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music. He has also collaborated with artists from a diverse range of genres, including Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus, and Sting.
Ma has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize in 1978, The Glenn Gould Prize in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, Kennedy Center Honors in 2011, the Polar Music Prize in 2012, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize in 2022. He was named as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Aside from English, Ma is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and French.
Ma's primary performance instrument is the Davidov cello, made in 1712 by Antonio Stradivari
Ma's mother, Marina Lu, was a singer, and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist, composer and professor of music at Nanjing National Central University (now relocated in Taoyuan, Taiwan; predecessor of the present-day Nanjing University and Southeast University). They both migrated from the Republic of China to France during the Chinese Civil War. Ma's sister, Yeou-Cheng Ma, played the violin and piano professionally before obtaining a medical degree from Harvard and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to New York City when Ma was seven.
From the age of three, Ma played the drums, violin, piano, and later viola, but settled on the cello in 1960 at age four. When three-year-old Yo-Yo said he wanted a big instrument, his father went to see Etienne Vatelot, a foremost violin maker in Paris who, after a chat, lent him a 1/16th cello. He jokes that his first choice was the double bass due to its large size, but he compromised and took up the cello instead. When his father realized that Yo-Yo was ready for a better teacher, a well-known cello instructor, Mme Michelle Lepinte, was selected. He began performing before audiences at age five and played for presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy when he was seven. At age eight, he appeared on American television with his sister in an event introduced by Leonard Bernstein. In 1964, Isaac Stern introduced them on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and they performed the Sonata of Sammartini. He attended Trinity School in New York but transferred to the Professional Children's School, where he graduated at age 15. He appeared as a soloist with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.
Ma studied at the Juilliard School at age 19 with Leonard Rose and attended Columbia University, but dropped out. He later enrolled at Harvard College. Prior to entering Harvard, Ma played in the Marlboro Festival Orchestra under the direction of cellist, conductor and Ma’s childhood hero Pablo Casals. He spent four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival after meeting and falling in love with Mount Holyoke College sophomore and festival administrator Jill Hornor during his first summer there in 1972.
Even before that time, Ma gained fame and performed with many of the world's major orchestras. He has also played chamber music, often with pianist Emanuel Ax, with whom he has a close friendship from their days at Juilliard. Ma received his bachelor's degree in anthropology from Harvard in 1976, and in 1991 received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
Yo-Yo Ma has been referred to by critics as "omnivorous" and possesses an eclectic repertoire. In addition to numerous recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded Baroque pieces using period instruments; American bluegrass music; traditional Chinese melodies, including the soundtrack to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; the tangos of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla; Brazilian music, recording traditional and contemporary songs composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Pixinguinha; a collaboration with Bobby McFerrin (where Ma admitted to being terrified by McFerrin's improvisation); and the music of modern minimalist Philip Glass, in such works as the 2002 Naqoyqatsi.
Ma is known for his smooth, rich tone, soulful lyricism, and virtuosity. He released a cello recording of Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 for solo violin and Zoltán Kodály's Solo Sonata.
On May 1, 2019, he performed at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert. He said that his interest in astronomy motivated him to visit and perform there.
Ma's albums include recordings of cello concertos, sonatas for cello and piano, works for solo cello, and a variety of chamber music. He has also recorded in non-classical styles, notably in collaboration with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Chris Botti, Chris Thile, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus and Sting.
In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, Ma has recorded a wide variety of folk music, such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music. He has also collaborated with artists from a diverse range of genres, including Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Chris Botti, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus, and Sting.
Ma has been a United Nations Messenger of Peace since 2006. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize in 1978, The Glenn Gould Prize in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011, Kennedy Center Honors in 2011, the Polar Music Prize in 2012, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize in 2022. He was named as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020. Aside from English, Ma is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and French.
Ma's primary performance instrument is the Davidov cello, made in 1712 by Antonio Stradivari
Ma's mother, Marina Lu, was a singer, and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist, composer and professor of music at Nanjing National Central University (now relocated in Taoyuan, Taiwan; predecessor of the present-day Nanjing University and Southeast University). They both migrated from the Republic of China to France during the Chinese Civil War. Ma's sister, Yeou-Cheng Ma, played the violin and piano professionally before obtaining a medical degree from Harvard and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to New York City when Ma was seven.
From the age of three, Ma played the drums, violin, piano, and later viola, but settled on the cello in 1960 at age four. When three-year-old Yo-Yo said he wanted a big instrument, his father went to see Etienne Vatelot, a foremost violin maker in Paris who, after a chat, lent him a 1/16th cello. He jokes that his first choice was the double bass due to its large size, but he compromised and took up the cello instead. When his father realized that Yo-Yo was ready for a better teacher, a well-known cello instructor, Mme Michelle Lepinte, was selected. He began performing before audiences at age five and played for presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy when he was seven. At age eight, he appeared on American television with his sister in an event introduced by Leonard Bernstein. In 1964, Isaac Stern introduced them on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and they performed the Sonata of Sammartini. He attended Trinity School in New York but transferred to the Professional Children's School, where he graduated at age 15. He appeared as a soloist with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.
Ma studied at the Juilliard School at age 19 with Leonard Rose and attended Columbia University, but dropped out. He later enrolled at Harvard College. Prior to entering Harvard, Ma played in the Marlboro Festival Orchestra under the direction of cellist, conductor and Ma’s childhood hero Pablo Casals. He spent four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival after meeting and falling in love with Mount Holyoke College sophomore and festival administrator Jill Hornor during his first summer there in 1972.
Even before that time, Ma gained fame and performed with many of the world's major orchestras. He has also played chamber music, often with pianist Emanuel Ax, with whom he has a close friendship from their days at Juilliard. Ma received his bachelor's degree in anthropology from Harvard in 1976, and in 1991 received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
Yo-Yo Ma has been referred to by critics as "omnivorous" and possesses an eclectic repertoire. In addition to numerous recordings of the standard classical repertoire, he has recorded Baroque pieces using period instruments; American bluegrass music; traditional Chinese melodies, including the soundtrack to the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; the tangos of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla; Brazilian music, recording traditional and contemporary songs composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Pixinguinha; a collaboration with Bobby McFerrin (where Ma admitted to being terrified by McFerrin's improvisation); and the music of modern minimalist Philip Glass, in such works as the 2002 Naqoyqatsi.
Ma is known for his smooth, rich tone, soulful lyricism, and virtuosity. He released a cello recording of Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24 for solo violin and Zoltán Kodály's Solo Sonata.
On May 1, 2019, he performed at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert. He said that his interest in astronomy motivated him to visit and perform there.
Ma's albums include recordings of cello concertos, sonatas for cello and piano, works for solo cello, and a variety of chamber music. He has also recorded in non-classical styles, notably in collaboration with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Chris Botti, Chris Thile, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Miley Cyrus and Sting.
Hush Little Baby
Yo-Yo Ma Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Hush Little Baby' by these artists:
#Kids Hush, little baby don't you cry Mama's gonna sing you a…
#Lullabies Hush little baby don't say a word Mammas gonna buy you…
#Nursery Rhymes Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
8d Hush little baby, I'ma buy you new-, buy you new-,…
A Girl Oh baby baby don't be shy (hi) Kung mahal mo ako…
Amy Samu Hush little baby, don′t say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Andy Irvine & Friends Now everyone knows that the cliches of old bear an…
Anika Paris Hush, little baby, don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you…
Ashley Ryan Hush little baby, don't you cry Your mama's got a 12-gauge…B.Aishwarya Hush now baby, my love Hush now baby cause my love's…
Baby Genius Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Baby-Go-To-Sleep Hush, little Baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Barney Hush Little Baby don't say a word mama going to…
Belle and the Nursery Rhymes Band Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Belle the Nursery Rhymes Band - Hush Little Baby Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
Beluga and Friends Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top When the wind blows the…
Beth McLaughlin Hush little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Brolle It was a night, we were driving around Moon light made…
Burl Ives ---------------------------- Hush, little baby, don't say a…
Caspar Babypants you are the cutest little baby yeah you're the cutest little…
Celtic Woman Hush little baby don't say a word mama's gonna buy…
Countdown Kids Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna (going to)…
D-Phunk Hush little baby, I'ma buy you new-, buy you new-,…
David Gibb Dance, little baby, dance up high, Never mind, baby, mother …
des & dawn En esta granja, ¿qué es lo que hay? Pato,gallina, chancho, v…
Disney Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Doggyland Goodnight Yap Yap, mommy loves you I love you too, I…
Dominic Moore Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Good Kids Company Hush Little Baby don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you…
Hap Palmer Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna buy…
ItsyBitsyKids Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you…
Jang Na-ra How A 6’4 Manwhore gone take me to war? You gotta…
Jimmie Rodgers Hey little baby sweet little lady Cute little baby come with…
Jo Jo-Ma Bobby McFerrin not your little baby anymore traffic on the freeway me and …Joan Baez Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
John St. John Hush, little baby, don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you…
Kids - Children Hush, little baby don't you cry Mama's gonna sing you a…
Kids Music In a room where the toys are strewn, Lies a little…
Kidzup Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Kim Larsen & Kjukken Hush little baby, Don′t say a word Pappa's gonna buy you A m…
Kim Mitzo Thompson Hush, Little Baby Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa…
Larry Groce Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Lisa Loeb Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Lucy and Her Pals I'll kiss you all over your head when you're here And…
Lullabies And Children's Songs Hush little baby don't say a word Mammas gonna buy you…
Marty Gold & His Orchestra Be my little baby bumble bee (Buzz around, buzz around Keep …
Mike and Peggy Seeger Hush little baby don't you cry Father will sing you a…
Mr. Ray HUSH LITTLE BABY HE’S FEELING WARM AND SAFE INSIDE BUT HE C…
Mr. Tommy Hush baby hush Im feeling mush Hush baby hush Hush baby hush…
Muffin Songs Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going …
Nina & Frederik Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna buy you…
Nina Simone Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna buy you…
NOah Davis Hush little baby don′t you cry I know life's fucked up…
Nursery Rhymes Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
Nursery Rhymes 123 Hush, little baby, don′t say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
Odetta Hush little baby don't say a word, Papa's gonna bu…
Papa Hush Little Baby 1. Hush little baby Don’t say a word Tonigh…
Pete Seeger Someday, you'll be able to walk Someday, you'll be able to…
Peter Yarrow and Bethany Yarrow Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Pinkfong Hush little baby don t say a word…
Porter & Friends Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top When the wind blows the…
Rainbow Collections Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Ras Kass How A 6’4 Manwhore gone take me to war? You gotta…
Rasta Boi A.K.A. The Godfather Little baby, in your cozy nest You bring joy and happiness W…
Rick Schulman Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Rufus Wainwright Martha Wainwright Lucy Wainwright Roche Hush, little baby, don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you…
Solange Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
Sueñito Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s gonna buy you…
Susie Tallman Hush little baby, don't say a word, papa's gonna buy…
The C.R.S. Players I never thought I could feel Such joy, yeah it's oh…
The Countdown Kids Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna (going to)…
The Kiboomers Hush, little baby don′t say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
The Music Cottage Hush little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
The Night Owl Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
The Nurseries Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
The Rainbow Collections Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
The Sing-a-long Superstars We prayed for you, little baby We waited and waited and…
The Weavers Hush little baby don't say a word Papa's gonna buy…
The Weavers & Pete Seeger Someday, you'll be able to walk Someday, you'll be able to…
The Wonder Kids Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna (going to…
Tim Hart And Friends Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top When the wind blows the…
Toddler Fun Learning Hush, little baby, don't say a word Daddy's gonna …
Traditional Lulla-lulla-lullaby Hush, little baby don't you Hush, little…
Uncle Kimo and Friends Hush, little Baby, don't say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
V.A. All my friends keep asking what Do I see in you Through…
Various Artists Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to buy…
Wee Sing - Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies Hush, little baby, don't say a word Mama's going to buy…
Wonder Kids Choir Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's gonna (going to…
Wretch 32 Wretch Hush little baby, don't you cry I said hush …
Wretch 32 And Ed Sheeran Hush little baby don't you cry I said hush little baby…
Wretch 32 Feat. Ed Sheeran Wretch Hush little baby, don't you cry I said hush …
Wretch 32/Ed Sheeran Hush little baby don't you cry I said hush little baby…
Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin Hush little baby don't say a word Papa gonna buy you…
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah Hush, My little baby sheep It's time to go to…
[traditional] Lulla-lulla-lullaby Hush, little baby don't you Hush, little…
[unknown] Hush little baby, don' say a word Mama's gonna buy you…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Yo-Yo Ma:
1 x 0 You focused on the tablets that Apple made I’m focused on…
A New Name... A New Life Breathe in a brand new life A light that will flicker…
All Through the Night The day is my enemy, the night my friend, For I'm…
As The Water Diamonds on my neck and they Water I charge six hundred…
As The Water.. Oh you got that water wet (drip) Thang drippin' like a…
Cristal No puedo prometerte gloria, no puedo, pero lo haré: te prome…
Easy To Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Good Night This beat is crazy This club amazing This is where…
Good-Bye Feels So Good f. Ne-Yo [Ne-Yo] We up in this room (Yea) I'm…
Grace One time for who I’m kickin in to Love me two…
Here Comes The Sun In the midnight moonlight I'll, be walkin' a long and…
I Am You Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, W…
In the Still of the Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Kuai Le 突然把房间 好好整理 答应朋友的局 出门去 喔 还可以 还过得去 不敢再听的那些歌曲 慢慢解开了封印 要适应 没有你 想…
Largo Siento las gotas de lluvia caer Y extrañamente eso me sienta…
Mama "There are a few things I want to explain to…
My Favorite Things I don't like the people that keep my name in…
Nara-Yama 正しい愛など 見えません 涙で歪んで 見えません 幸せの数だけ瞬いているよと むごい嘘 名づけた星もあなたと一緒 この手…
Reflections Ayy real talk like She be killin' me, tryna talk like…
Second Time Around When she said, "Don't waste your words, they're just lies" …
slumber my darling Slumber, my darling, thy mother is near, Guarding thy dreams…
So in Love I hear the shots outside its funny how it smells I'd…
Soledad A veces el risueño esconde en su seno el terror, la…
Sorrow Always felt like my feet were off the ground Now I…
Stars (I miss you) 너를 위해 죽을 수도 있단 생각을 했어 Now…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, bu…
The Eternal Почему из всех ты подошла ко мне Они все повторяют как…
The Soldier You think you tossin these hoes dawg, but really you…
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major BWV 1007: Prélude a hella lot of cello still more cello lotta cello still cell…
Wake Up...And Die I just need to wake up need to wake up I…
Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi 我还不能妥协 我很安静陪着你 有些怀疑 能不能陪我到最终目的 我的安静不怀疑 就别再提 能不能让我回到最初的记忆…
リベルタンゴ 消えない恋のうずき はてしない夢の名残り 指先で刻む あつい宿命(さだめ)のリズム 苦しみの闇の中に 光る愛を求め 帰る…
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