Yo-Yo Ma

Personal Info

Birthday

October 7, 1955

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

یو-یو ما

Yo-Yo Ma

Biography

Yo-Yo Ma is a French-born American cellist. He was born in Paris and spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half.

Known For

The Simpsons

Frasier

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The West Wing

Arthur

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Filmography

2025
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Notre-Dame de Paris : La Réouverture - La Grande Soirée
as Self
Music by John Williams
as Self - Cellist
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Yo-Yo Ma
2018
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
as Self - Cellist
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - Musician and Fred's Friend
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
as Self
2017
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2016
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
as Self
2012
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live
as Self
2009
Chris Botti in Boston
as Self
2004
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
as Himself
2003
Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano
as Self (cellist)
2000
Appalachian Journey Live In Concert
as Self
1998
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden
as himself
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of the Carceri
as himself
Appointment With The Wise Old Dog
as Self
1997
The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1
as Self
Six Gestures
as Self
Sarabande
as Himself
Falling Down Stairs
as Self
1995
Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy
as Self
1993
Dvorak in Prague: A Celebration
as Self