Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Yo-Yo Ma has lived with the iconic Bach Cello Suites for over 50 years. The six pieces by German ...

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 ...

The heart and soul of suites by Bach and Handel are often found in the slow, central sarabande, said to be a dance of Spanish origin. In Bach’s cello suites, the sarabande stops time. Watch Yo-Yo Ma ...

Played sitting, the cello is perhaps the most intimate of instruments. A musician wraps arms and knees around its body pulling a warm sound not unlike a human voice from its core. Perhaps then, ...

Yo-Yo Ma’s sold out Nov. 21 performance at Symphony Hall will be simulcast for free at 16 venues across Massachusetts. The performance, titled “We the People: Celebrating our Shared Humanity,” will ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. I hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving. For the holiday, we're going to feature one of our favorite interviews of the year with Yo-Yo Ma. He brought his cello, ...

Yo-Yo Ma uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about playing cello. Would Yo-Yo Ma ever collaborate with a rapper? Why is it that in every movie the cellist plays Bach's Cello ...

About 25 years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brings his cello — aka "Petunia" —... Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly ...

Yo-Yo Ma on 'touching infinity' through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia By Terry Gross Published November 28, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST Listen • 43:59 ...