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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 ...

On Nov. 21, Yo-Yo Ma offered a monumental gift to Boston and to himself: The complete six Bach cello suites, performed from ...

Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo performs with cellist Yo-Yo Ma at Hollywood Bowl Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Hon Wing Chiu/For The Times) The heart and soul of suites by Bach and ...

About 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma was playing in Salt Lake City when a high school student asked him if his cello, which dates back to the 1700s, had a name. It did not, but Ma made the ...

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 ...

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 ...