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- Skill Level:
- Professional
- Craft:
- musician
- Instruments:
- cello
Yo-Yo Ma's multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming together with colleagues for chamber music or exploring cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition, Mr. Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination.
- Band or Group:
- Yo-Yo Ma & Friends, Silk Road Project
- Website:
- www.yo-yoma.com
- Experience:
Yo-Yo began to study the cello with his father at age four and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. Later, his principal teacher was Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize (1978), the Glenn Gould Prize (1999), the National Medal of the Arts (2001), the Dan David Prize (2006) and the Sonning Prize (2006). Appointed a CultureConnect Ambassador by the United States Department of State in 2002, Mr. Ma has met with, trained and mentored thousands of students worldwide including Lithuania, Korea, and Lebanon. He joined the National Symphony Orchestra, performing with them at the Kennedy Center and conducted master classes in Washington and New York with the Iraqi musicians. In 2006, Secretary General Kofi Annan named him a U.N. Peace Ambassador.
- Equipment:
A 1733 Montagnana cello from Venice
The 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius cello.
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Hi! just bumped into you, and it sounds you have some AMAZING cellos!! You play incredibly well! It was a pleasure running into you as a fellow indabian! What a privilege, peace!
Sir,
Its my fortune to find a great musician like you here.
I am one of your die hard fans.
You are my teacher as I learn many things from your music.
My best wishes and prayers with you Sir.
with love and respect,
Suraj Sreedharan.
It is a honor and a great privilage to have you here,also i too have enjoyed your work down through the years.
I have enjoyed your music for many years. Thank you for making me smile!
While I didn't win the competition I want to thank you for providing the opportunity to participate in your contest. As a percussion music student in the University of Mary Washington it was fun pushing fellow students to listen and vote!
On a funny note, for this piece and countless performances around the city, I am know for my Cajon playing. I began my Cajon (as well as other ethnic music studies) after watching you and your percussionist in Chrysler Hall in Norfolk Virginia. Thank you so much for your continued inspiration!
-John Ehlers
I wanted to thank you for the great creative contest you created. I loved being part of this submission.
And of course, I thank you so much for choosing me as one of the "Honorable Mentions". Also, I really appreciate if you provide some feadback of how you think about my submission.
Thanks
--Reza
Although I didn't participate in this contest I think it's wonderful that a musician of your stature allowed people from all over the world collaborate with you. Thank you so much! I've really enjoyed listening to the entries. Have a fantastic 2009!
I just wanted to say thank you for listening to all the Dona Nobis Pacem contest entries. What a task that must be! Knowing that someone will listen to what we have to communicate gives us a reason and a purpose to express ourselves. When the person happens to be Yo yo Ma, an incredible musician and human being, we are all the more inspired. Thank you, Yo yo Ma, for prompting all these hundreds of musical expressions of the meaning and the desire for peace. -Suzanne Dicker
Wonderful work! iv always been a fan.....Mel