This August, the Tanglewood Music Festival will deepen its engagement with the humanities through two complementary initiatives: Past, Present, and Future: What Is Music For?, a new series curated by ...

Yo-Yo Ma came to WHYY to be interviewed, and of course, he brought his cello. It has a name: Petunia. Petunia, made in 1733 by the Venetian luthier Domenico Montagnana, played the first song Ma ever ...

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, a new concerto by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, and a rare performance of Charles Ives’ sprawling ...

With a mix of classical training, self-taught skills, and songwriting, Wesley Stoker showcased his talents on the Interlochen Imagine US Tour with renowned musicians.

Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma “wanted to give something back” after receiving his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Pittsfield, Ma., so he spent the 15-minute observation period required to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Yo-Yo Ma, a world-famous classical musician, is set to play Dvořák’s cello concerto with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) in Norfolk in February. That's a type of composition where ...

A world-class musician, sitting on a simple chair, performing alone with his cello on a nearly empty stage was all it took to stun a sold-out Red Rocks Amphitheatre crowd into complete silence. Yo-Yo ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Yo-Yo Ma is paying tribute to those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. The famous cellist will perform Bach’s Cello Suites in a virtual memorial this weekend, and ...

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Bach's complete cello suites to honor people who have died from the pandemic. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Just like every live concert across the country, ...

Contributed Photo/Jennifer Taylor Sandeep Das (left) is part of the Silk Road Ensemble that will play with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Sunday and Monday in Santa Barbara. (Photo: Jennifer Taylor) Photo by ...

Yo-Yo Ma treated unsuspecting strangers to an impromptu performance Saturday at a vaccination site in the Berkshires. The famed cellist, 65, was at the Berkshire Community College field house in ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Over this past year, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has been working to provide comfort and support to those who may be struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, he ...