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'''Yo-Yo Ma'''{{efn|{{Lang-zh|t=馬友友|s=马友友|p=Mǎ Yǒuyǒu|scase=yes}}}} (born October 7, 1955) is an American [[Cello|cellist]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/35-who-made-a-difference-yo-yo-ma-114867029/?no-ist|title=35 Who Made a Difference: Yo-Yo Ma|last=Kosman|first=Joshua|date=November 2005|magazine=Smithsonian Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> Born to and partially raised
In addition to recordings of the standard [[Classical music|classical]] repertoire, Ma has recorded a wide variety of folk music, such as American [[bluegrass music]], traditional Chinese melodies, the [[tango|tangos]] of Argentine composer [[Astor Piazzolla]], and Brazilian music.
Ma has been a [[United Nations Messengers of Peace|United Nations Messenger of Peace]] since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://outreach.un.org/mop/yo-yo-ma/|title=Yo-Yo Ma|work=United Nations Messengers of Peace|publisher=United Nations|access-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918173449/http://outreach.un.org/mop/yo-yo-ma/|archive-date=September 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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,<ref name="arts">[http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html National Medal of Arts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054307/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |date=July 21, 2011 }}, [[National Endowment for the Arts]].</ref> 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.<ref name="Freedom">{{cite press release|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/17/president-obama-names-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients|title=President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients|date=November 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126074451/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/17/president-obama-names-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients|archive-date=January 26, 2017|url-status=live|location=Washington, D.C.|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]}}</ref>
Ma's primary performance instrument is the ''[[Davidov Stradivarius|Davidov]]'' cello, made in 1712 by [[Antonio Stradivari]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yo-Yo Ma on playing his 1712 'Davidov' Stradivari cello|url= https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/yo-yo-ma-on-playing-his-1712-davidov-stradivari-cello/13689.article|access-date=July 17, 2023|website=The Strad}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Ma's mother, Marina Lu, was a singer, and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist, composer,<ref>{{cite book |author1=Marina Ma |author2=John A. Rallo |title=My Son, Yo-Yo |publisher=[[The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press]] |location=Hong Kong |language=English |year=1995 |url=https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=198}}</ref> and professor of music at Nanjing [[National Central University]] (now relocated in [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan]], [[Taiwan]]; predecessor of the present-day [[Nanjing University]] and [[Southeast University]]). They both migrated from the [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|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.<ref name= "Pong">{{cite book | last=Pong | first=D. | chapter=Yo-Yo Ma | title= Encyclopedia of Modern China | publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons/Gale, Cengage Learning | year=2009 | isbn= 978-0-684-31566-9}}</ref> The family moved to New York City when Ma was seven.<ref name= "Journeys">{{cite journal|last1= Tassel|first1=Janet|title=Yo-Yo Ma's Journeys|journal=Harvard Magazine |date=March 2000|issue= March–April 2000 |url= http://harvardmagazine.com/2000/03/yo-yo-mas-journeys-html |access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name= "Smithsonian">{{cite journal|last1= Covington|first1= Richard |title= Yo-Yo Ma's Other Passion |journal=Smithsonian Magazine|issue=June 2002|url= http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/yo-yo-mas-other-passion-63898487/?no-ist |access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref>
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 that 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.
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
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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
==Career==
[[File:Yo-Yo Ma performing with the Los Angeles Phil.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right|Ma performing with the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] and [[André Previn]] in 1988]]
In 1997, Ma was featured on [[John Williams]]'s soundtrack to the Hollywood film ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|Seven Years in Tibet]]''. In 2000, he was heard on the soundtrack of ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'', and of ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'' in 2003.
In addition to his prolific musical career, Ma collaborated in 1999 with landscape architects to design a Bach-inspired garden. Known as the Music Garden, it interprets Bach's Suite No. 1 in G Major for unaccompanied cello ([[Cello Suites (Bach)|BWV 1007]]), where the garden's sections were designed to correspond with the suite's dance movements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/venues/torontomusicgarden/|title=Harbourfront Centre - Toronto Music Garden|website=Harbourfrontcentre.com|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807160528/https://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/venues/torontomusicgarden/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Toronto enthusiastically embraced the design, originally planned for Boston, and it was subsequently built in the [[Harbourfront, Toronto|Harbourfront]] neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1707/index.html|title=Toronto Music Garden|website=Toronto.ca|date=March 6, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
Ma was named Peace Ambassador by then-UN Secretary-General [[Kofi Annan]] in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.animato.com.au/blog/yo-yo-ma | title=Yo-Yo Ma becomes UN peace ambassador |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | date=January 14, 2006 | access-date=February 12, 2007 }}</ref> He is a founding member of the influential Chinese-American [[Committee of 100 (United States)|Committee of 100]], which addresses the concerns of Americans of Chinese heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://committee100.org/mission-history/ |title=Mission & History – Committee of 100 |website=Committee100.org |access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>
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On November 3, 2009, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Ma to serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yo-yoma.com/news/president-obama-appoints-yo-yo-ma-presidents-committee-arts-and-humanities | title=President Obama appoints Yo-Yo Ma to the Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities | publisher=The White House | access-date=December 8, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107025931/http://www.yo-yoma.com/news/president-obama-appoints-yo-yo-ma-presidents-committee-arts-and-humanities | archive-date=November 7, 2009 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> His music was featured in the 2010 documentary ''[[Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story]]'', narrated by Academy Award winner [[Dustin Hoffman]].<ref name="latimes1">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-19-la-et-jews-baseball-20101119-story.html|first=Kenneth |last=Turan |title= Movie review: 'Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="jewsandbaseball1">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewsandbaseball.com/film1.html |title=Film |publisher=Jewsandbaseball.com |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishbaseballnews.com/tag/kevin-youkilis/page/2/|first=Scott |last=Barancik |title=New film explores our love affair with baseball|publisher=Jewish Baseball News |date= July 7, 2010|access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref> In 2010, President Obama announced that he would recognize Ma with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], which Ma received in February 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/11/17/president-obama-names-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients|title=President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients|date=November 17, 2010|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 2010, Ma was named Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant of the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]. He launched the Citizen Musician initiative partnership in partnership with the orchestra's music director, [[Riccardo Muti]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cso.org/Institute/CitizenMusician.aspx/ |title=The Negaunee Music Institute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |website=Cso.org |access-date=November 30, 2015 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428232333/http://cso.org/Institute/CitizenMusician.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2015, Ma performed with singer-songwriter and guitarist [[James Taylor]] on three tracks of Taylor's chart-topping album [[Before This World]]: ''You And I Again''. In 2019, Ma directed the orchestra at the annual Youth Music Culture Guangdong.
Ma serves on the Board of Trustees of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership and Governance - World Economic Forum |url=https://www.weforum.org/about/leadership-and-governance/}}</ref>
===Silk Road Ensemble===
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Ma formed his own collective, the [[Silkroad (arts organization)#Silk Road Ensemble|Silk Road Ensemble]], named after the route across Asia, which for more than 2,000
==Playing style==
Ma is known for his smooth, rich tone, soulful lyricism, and virtuosity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/35-who-made-a-difference-yo-yo-ma-114867029/|title=35 Who Made a Difference: Yo-Yo Ma|website=Smithsonianmag.com|language=en|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>
==Instruments==
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Ma also plays on a 1733 [[Domenico Montagnana]] cello, named the "Petunia". In 2005, it was valued at US$2.5 million (US${{Inflation|US|2.5|2005|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}} prices). A student approached Ma after one of his classes in [[Salt Lake City]] and asked if the cello had a nickname. Ma replied, "No, but if I play for you, will you name it?" The student chose Petunia, and it stuck.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|title=10 Questions for Yo-Yo Ma|url= http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1042474,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331041559/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1042474,00.html|archive-date=March 31, 2005|access-date=December 7, 2021|date=March 27, 2005|magazine=Time}}</ref> In 1999, Ma inadvertently left the cello in a taxicab in New York City, but it was quickly returned undamaged.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/nyregion/in-concert-searchers-retrieve-yo-yo-ma-s-lost-stradivarius.html | title=In Concert, Searchers Retrieve Yo-Yo Ma's Lost Stradivarius [sic] | work=New York Times | first=Katherine E. |last=Finkelstein | date=October 17, 1999 | access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> That year, when its neck was damaged during [[X-ray generator#Security|X-ray]] baggage inspection, he borrowed the ''[[List of Stradivarius instruments#Cellos|Pawle Stradivarius]]'' cello from the [[Chimei Museum]] for a concert in [[Taiwan]]. The damage was repaired in time, but Ma played both ''Petunia'' and ''Pawle'' in the concert nonetheless.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chimei-museum-taiwan/index.html|title=Taiwan's museum 'for the poor' home to world's largest violin collection|author=Maggie Hiufu Wong|website=CNN|date=October 4, 2018 |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.cts.com.tw/cts/general/199903/199903080025304.html |title=馬友友斷琴已修復演出無礙 |trans-title=Yo-Yo Ma's broken piano has been repaired|website=News.cts.com.tw|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cm2.chimeimuseum.org/tw/entry.aspx?id=Ita0028|title=:: 奇美博物館提琴收藏數位典藏計畫 :: |trans-title=:: Chi Mei Museum Violin Collection Digital Collection Project:: |website=Cm2.chimeimuseum.org|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
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[[File:yoyoma rice.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right|Ma with [[Condoleezza Rice]] after performing a duet at the presentation of the 2001 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Awards]] On July 5, 1986, Ma performed in the [[New York Philharmonic]]'s tribute to the 100th anniversary of the [[Statue of Liberty]], which was televised live on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-07-05-8602090161-story.html|title=LIBERTY RECEIVES CLASSICAL SALUTE|author=Bill Kelley|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=July 5, 1986 |access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref> The orchestra, with conductor [[Zubin Mehta]], performed in [[Central Park]].
Ma performed a duet with [[Condoleezza Rice]] at the presentation of the 2001 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Awards. He was the first performer on September 11, 2002, at the [[World Trade Center site|site of the World Trade Center]], while the first of the [[Casualties of the September 11 attacks|names of the dead]] were read on the first anniversary of the [[September 11 attacks|attack on the WTC]];
On May 3, 2009, Ma performed the world premiere of [[Bruce Adolphe]]'s "Self Comes to Mind" for solo cello and two percussionists with John Ferrari and Ayano Kataoka at the [[American Museum of Natural History]] in New York City. The work is based on a poetic description written for the composer of the evolution of brain into mind by neuroscientist [[Antonio Damasio]]. A film of brain scans provided by [[Hanna Damasio]], and other images, were coordinated with the performance.
[[File:Yo-Yo Ma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg|thumb|Ma appearing at the [[World Economic Forum]]'s annual meeting in 2008]]
On August 29, 2009, Ma performed at the funeral mass for [[Ted Kennedy|Senator Edward M. Kennedy]]. Pieces he performed included the Sarabande movement from [[J.S. Bach|Bach]]'s ''[[Cello Suites (Bach)|Cello Suite No. 6]]'' and [[César Franck|Franck]]'s ''[[Panis angelicus]]'' with [[Plácido Domingo]].<ref>[http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/20607537/detail.html Kennedy Funeral Includes Family, Music, President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901173250/http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/20607537/detail.html |date=September 1, 2009 }}. Thebostonchannel.com (August 28, 2009). Retrieved on July 1, 2011.</ref> A month later, Ma appeared with Canadian prime minister [[Stephen Harper]] at the National Arts Centre gala in Ottawa. Harper, a fan of [[The Beatles]], played the piano and sang a rendition of "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]" while Ma accompanied him on cello.
On April 18, 2013,
▲On April 18, 2013, he performed at an interfaith service to honor the victims of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]], held at the [[Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston)|Cathedral of the Holy Cross]], where he played the [[BWV 1011|Sarabande from Bach's ''Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor'']]. He and other musicians also accompanied members of the [[Boston Children's Chorus]] in a hymn.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wqxr.org/blogs/wqxr-blog/2013/apr/18/watch-cellist-yo-yo-ma-performs-boston-memorial-service/ | title = Watch: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Performs at Boston Memorial Service | publisher = WQXR | last = Wise | first = Brian | date = April 18, 2013 | access-date = April 18, 2013}}</ref>
On September 9, 2015, Ma performed all six of Bach's cello suites at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] (London) as part of the BBC Proms Season.
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[[File:Strings by Starlight.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Ma's performance at [[Paranal Observatory]], home of the [[Very Large Telescope]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Strings by Starlight |url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1920a/ |website=Eso.org |access-date=December 7, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>]]
On May 1, 2019,
On January 20, 2021, Ma's performance of "[[Amazing Grace]]"—pre-recorded due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]—was played during the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZwuK8D4Js |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vWZwuK8D4Js| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Yo-Yo Ma Amazing Grace Presidential Inauguration 2021|date=January 26, 2021 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/us-inauguration-yo-yo-ma-drops-by-inauguration-day-special-performs-stunning-rendition-of-amazing-grace-twitter-erupts/PNW3W2O7RYYAIXHVZQYVQE77YA/|title=US Inauguration: Yo Yo Ma drops by Inauguration Day special, performs stunning rendition of Amazing Grace, Twitter erupts|website=NZ Herald|date=July 19, 2023 }}</ref>
▲On January 20, 2021, Ma's performance of "[[Amazing Grace]]"—pre-recorded due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]—was played during the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZwuK8D4Js |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vWZwuK8D4Js| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Yo-Yo Ma Amazing Grace Presidential Inauguration 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/us-inauguration-yo-yo-ma-drops-by-inauguration-day-special-performs-stunning-rendition-of-amazing-grace-twitter-erupts/PNW3W2O7RYYAIXHVZQYVQE77YA/|title=US Inauguration: Yo Yo Ma drops by Inauguration Day special, performs stunning rendition of Amazing Grace, Twitter erupts|website=NZ Herald|date=July 19, 2023 }}</ref> In March 2021, Ma played "[[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Ave Maria]]" in an impromptu waiting room concert, after receiving his second dose of a [[COVID-19 vaccine]] at [[Berkshire Community College]] in Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-56401138|title=World-famous cellist's impromptu vaccine centre concert|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/mar/14/yo-yo-ma-plays-cello-vaccine-waiting-room-massachusetts-video|title=Yo-Yo Ma plays cello in vaccine waiting room in Massachusetts – video|date=March 14, 2021|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>
On September 14, 2021, Ma again performed Bach's six cello suites at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], this time without intermission, pausing only briefly for applause between suites, and to announce his dedications for two of them.
==Media appearances==
Ma appeared as himself in an episode ("My Music Rules") of the animated children's television series ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', and on ''[[The West Wing]]'' (the episode "[[Noël (The West Wing)|Noël]]"), where he played the prelude to Bach's ''Cello Suite No.1'' at a Congressional Christmas party.
Ma also starred in the visual accompaniment to his recordings of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's]] ''[[Cello Suites (Bach)|Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello]]''. He was often invited to press events by [[Apple Inc.]] and [[Pixar]] CEO [[Steve Jobs]], performed during the company's major events, and appeared in a commercial for the [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] computer. Ma's Bach recordings were used in a memorial video released by Apple on the first anniversary of Jobs's death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macstories.net/links/apples-tribute-to-steve-jobs-yo-yo-ma-and-the-prelude-from-bach/|title=Apple's Tribute To Steve Jobs, Yo-Yo Ma, And The Prelude From Bach|website=Macstories.net|date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
Ma was a guest on the "Not My Job" segment of ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]'' on April 7, 2007, where he won for listener Thad Moore.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9450562 Not My Job: Yo-Yo Ma]. NPR (April 7, 2007). Retrieved on July 1, 2011.</ref>
On October 27, 2008, Ma appeared as a guest and performer on ''[[The Colbert Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yo-Yo Ma - The Colbert Report |url=https://www.cc.com/video/fnuvdv/the-colbert-report-yo-yo-ma |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411162519/https://www.cc.com/video/fnuvdv/the-colbert-report-yo-yo-ma |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Comedy Central |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=October 28, 2008}}</ref> He was also one of the show's guests on November 1, 2011,
In August 2018, Ma appeared on [[NPR]]'s [[Tiny Desk Concerts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uiUHvET_jg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3uiUHvET_jg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Yo-Yo Ma: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert|date=August 24, 2018 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=June 20, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On June 19, 2020, the same group of musicians who recorded ''[[The Goat Rodeo Sessions]]'' released a second album, ''[[Not Our First Goat Rodeo]]''.
On September 1, 2020, the same group performed a virtual concert of some songs from ''[[Not Our First Goat Rodeo]]'' on [[NPR]]'s [[Tiny Desk Concerts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yiQbeB7Bk8&ab_channel=NPRMusic |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-yiQbeB7Bk8| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert|date=September 2020 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On June 13, 2021, Ma was the guest on BBC Radio 4's ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''.<ref name=did>{{Cite web|title=Desert Island Discs - Yo-Yo Ma, musician |publisher=[[BBC]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wywd|website=bbc.co.uk|date=13 June 2021|access-date=18 June 2021|quote=“I'm still trying to get it right”}}</ref> His musical choices included "Tin Tin Deo" by the [[Oscar Peterson Trio]] and "[[Moscow Nights|Podmoskovnye Vechera - Moscow Nights]]" by [[Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi]].
In 2022, Ma made a cameo appearance as himself in the [[Netflix]] film, ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lee Lenker |first=Maureen |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Angela Lansbury filmed her ''Glass Onion'' role on a laptop: Inside all the ''Knives Out 2'' cameos |url=https://ew.com/movies/glass-onion-knives-out-cameos-stephen-sondheim-angela-lansbury-more/ |access-date=November 25, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Since 1978, Ma has been married to Jill Hornor, an arts consultant.<ref>{{citation|title=Weddings and Celebrations: Emily Ma and John Mistovich|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 28, 2014 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/fashion/weddings/emily-ma-and-john-mistovich.html?_r=0|access-date=February 13, 2016|url-access=subscription}}</ref><!-- many articles mistakenly say that Hornor is an instructor or professor of German literature at Harvard; that is not true --> They have two children, Nicholas and Emily.<ref name=Smithsonian/><ref name=NYDailyNews>{{citation | last=Bell | first=Bill | title=Suite Sounds of Yo-yo Ma | newspaper=[[The New York Daily News]] | date=March 29, 1998 | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/suite-sounds-yo-yo-ma-article-1.786769 | access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> Although he personally considers it the "worst epithet he's ever faced,"
According to research presented by Harvard professor [[Henry Louis Gates|Henry Louis Gates Jr.]] for the PBS series ''[[Faces of America (PBS series)|Faces of America]]'', a relative hid the Ma [[genealogy book|family genealogy]] in his home in China to save it from destruction during the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Ma's paternal ancestry can be traced back 18 generations to the year 1217. The genealogy was compiled in the 18th century by an ancestor, tracing everyone with the surname Ma, through the paternal line, back to one common ancestor in the
Aside from [[English language|English]], Ma is fluent in [[Mandarin Chinese]] and [[French language|French]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJG9PgSPnKQ | title=歐陽娜娜 對話 馬友友 - Nana Ou-Yang & Yo-Yo Ma - 2021 Youth Music Culture Guangdong | website=[[YouTube]] | date=January 30, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/yo-yo-mas-other-passion-63898487/ | title= Yo-Yo Ma's Other Passion | website= Smithsonian Magazine }}</ref>
==Discography==
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