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Yo-Yo Ma

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Yo-Yo Ma at an event for The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001)
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
4 Videos
21 Photos
Yo-Yo Ma was born on 7 October 1955 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and producer, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Ex Machina (2014). He has been married to Jill Alison Hornor since 20 May 1978. They have two children.
BornOctober 7, 1955
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BornOctober 7, 1955
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 23 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    7.9
    • Music Department(cello solos)
    • 2000
    Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • Soundtrack("Divertimento in E-Flat Major for String Trio (K.563)")
    • 1996
    Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)
    Ex Machina
    7.7
    • Soundtrack("Unaccompanied Cello Suite #1 in G Major BWV 1007 - Préludé")
    • 2014
    Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    7.5
    • Soundtrack("Prelude" from the "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007")
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach
      • musician: cello
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1997
    • Miley Cyrus in Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters (2021)
      Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith: Nothing Else Matters
      7.0
      Music Video
      • cello
      • 2021
    • Harbor from the Holocaust (2020)
      Harbor from the Holocaust
      7.5
      • special guest performer
      • 2020
    • The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
      The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
      7.7
      • musician: cello
      • 2015
    • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
      Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
      7.0
      • musician: cello solos
      • 2014
    • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
      Live from Lincoln Center
      8.6
      TV Series
      • musician
      • 2013
    • Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
      Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
      7.4
      • musician: cello
      • 2010
    • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
      The National Parks: America's Best Idea
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • musician
      • 2009
    • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
      Memoirs of a Geisha
      7.3
      • musician: cello solos
      • 2005
    • Suburban Symphony
      7.4
      Video
      • musician: cello
      • 2004
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • musician: cello
      • 2004
    • Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • musician
      • 2003
    • Naqoyqatsi (2002)
      Naqoyqatsi
      6.4
      • musician: cello solos
      • 2002
    • Hush! (2001)
      Hush!
      6.8
      • musician: cello, "Hush Little Baby"
      • 2001
    • Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
      7.9
      • musician: cello solos
      • 2000
    • Brad Pitt and Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
      Seven Years in Tibet
      7.1
      • musician: cello solos
      • 1997

    Producer

    • Facing the Wind
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Gath & K'iyh: Listen to Heal
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Reciprocity Project (2022)
      Reciprocity Project
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2022

    Videos4

    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:04
    Trailer #2
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Official Trailer
    Wont You Be My Neighbor?
    Trailer 0:51
    Wont You Be My Neighbor?
    The Music of Strangers
    Trailer 2:30
    The Music of Strangers

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Yo Yo Ma
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • October 7, 1955
      • Paris, France
    • Spouse
      • Jill Alison HornorMay 20, 1978 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Print ads for Harmon Kardon components and Infinity speakers (1997).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 13 Articles
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Enrolled at Juilliard at age 9.
    • Quotes
      I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.

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