Yo‐Yo Ma
Classical band from Paris · formed 1955
- baroque
- cellist
- classical
- contemporary classical
- See article
- Shows on record
- 26
- Rooms played
- 26
- Cities
- 22
- Release records
- 115
- Last show
- Aug 8, 2026Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood
Shows
4 upcoming on recordUpcoming shows
Symphony Center-IL · Chicago, IL
ArtistsChicago Symphony OrchestraYo Yo Ma
With Yo Yo Ma
Show 7:30 PM CST · Multi-band bill
Bushnell Theatre/ Mortensen Hall · Hartford, CT
ArtistsEmanuel AxYo Yo Ma
With Yo Yo Ma
Show 7:30 PM EST · Multi-band bill
Marian Anderson Hall - Kimmel Center · Philadelphia, PA
ArtistsYo Yo MaEmanuel Ax
With Emanuel Ax
Show 2:00 PM EST · Multi-band bill
About
Yo‐Yo Ma is a band from Paris, formed in 1955, tagged baroque, cellist, classical by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2027, across 26 rooms in 22 cities.
- Yo‐Yo Ma formed in 1955 — MusicBrainz
- Yo‐Yo Ma has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1980–2001 — MusicBrainz
- Yo-Yo Ma formed in 1961 — Wikipedia
- Yo-Yo Ma plays See article — Wikipedia
- Yo-Yo Ma has 506820 listeners on Last.fm — Yo-Yo Ma on Last.fm
- Yo-Yo Ma has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2026 — Yo-Yo Ma on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Where they play
26 rooms in 22 citiesRooms played most
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall · Portland1 show
- Ascend Amphitheater · Nashville1 show
- Bethel Woods Center for the Arts · Bethel1 show
- Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University · Stanford1 show
- Boston Symphony Hall · Boston1 show
Cities played
- Berkeley2 shows
- Chicago2 shows
- Lenox2 shows
- Nashville2 shows
- Ann Arbor1 show
and 17 other cities
Live history
21 shows on record- Shows counted
- 21
- First on record
- Aug 2013
- Latest on record
- Aug 2026
Shows per year
- 20137
- 20179
- 20201
- 20212
- 20231
- 20261
Top rooms
- Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, Lenox · 1
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland · 1
- Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison · 1
- Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville · 1
- Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, Englewood · 1
Top cities
- Nashville, TN · 2
- Berkeley, CA · 2
- Lenox, MA · 2
- Kansas City · 1
- Morrison · 1
Often on the bill with: Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, Aoife O'Donovan, Stuart Duncan, Oregon Symphony
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
115 release records, 1980–2026Different sources may describe the same release. This count includes each source record, not distinct releases.
Release listings
Sing Me Home
2026
Double Concerto For Violin And Cello
2025
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 1 - Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" - Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
2025
Symphonies · Concertos · Lady Macbeth
2025
The Cello Concertos
2025
Merci
2024
Biko
2024
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97 "Archduke"
2024
Release listings: 9–35 of 35
Beethoven for Three - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
2022
Build A House
2022
Violin Concerto, op. 14 / Cello Concerto, op. 22 / Piano Concerto, op. 38
2001 · Compilation
Boccherini: Concerto For Violoncello & Orchestra / J.C. Bach: Symphony Concertante / Grand Overture
1987 · Album
Cello Sonatas Nos. 3, 5
1987 · Album
Schubert: Quartet No. 15, D. 887 / Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546
1987 · Album
Cello Concerto Op. 104
1986 · Album
Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1
1986 · Album
Divertimento K.563 in E-flat major
1985 · Album
Elgar: Cello Concerto, op. 85 / Walton: Cello Concerto
1985 · Album
Japanese Melodies
1985 · Album
Quintet, op. 163, D. 956
1985 · Album
Sonatas for Cello and Piano
1985 · Album
Strauss: Don Quixote / Schoenberg: Concerto
1985 · Album
The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
1985 · Album
Tripelkonzert / Ouvertüren: Egmont / Coriolan / Fidelio
1985 · Album
The Unaccompanied Cello Suites no. 1 & no. 2
1984 · Album
The Unaccompanied Cello Suites no. 3 & no. 6
1984 · Album
The Unaccompanied Cello Suites no. 4 & no. 5
1984 · Album
Cello Concertos
1983 · Album
Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord
1983 · Album
Kreisler - Paganini
1982 · Album
Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
1982 · Album
The Piano Quartets
1982 · Album
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Egmont, Coriolan, Fidelio
1980 · Album
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Tan Dun
Music database discography
- 2025Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" / Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"Album
Sony Classical
- 2025Our Common NatureAlbum
Sony Classical
- 2025Symphonies / Concertos / Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk DistrictCompilation
Deutsche Grammophon
- 2025Symphonies · Concertos · Lady MacbethCompilation
Deutsche Grammophon · 00289 486 6649
- 2025Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21/III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivaceSingle
Sony Classical
- 2025The Cello ConcertosAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon · 486 6949 · Engineer: Nick Squire; Producer, Engineer: Shwan Murphy
- 2024Beethoven for Three: Symphony no. 4 and op. 97 “Archduke”Album
Sony Classical
- 2024MerciAlbum
Sony Classical
- 2024ShorthandAlbum
Sony Classical · G010005317132W
- 2023Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains)Album
Sound Postings LLC
- 2023The 6 Unaccompanied Cello SuitesAlbum
CBS · M2K37867
- 2023Track by Track Commentary: Yo‐Yo Ma on Six Evolutions – Bach Cello SuitesRelease
Apple Music Classical
Show 68 more release records
- 2022A Gathering Of FriendsRelease
Sony Classical · 19439983662 · Mastered By: Tim Martyn; Recorded By, Mixed By: Shawn Murphy
- 2022Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5Album
Sony Classical · 19439940142
- 2022Beethoven for Three: Symphony no. 6 “Pastorale” and op. 1, no. 3Album
Sony Classical · 19658739372
- 2022Build a HouseSingle
- 2022John Williams: A Gathering of FriendsAlbum
Sony Classical
- 2022StraussAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon · 4862040
- 2021Hope Amid Tears (Beethoven Cello Sonatas)Compilation
Sony Classical · 19439883732 · Engineer: Richard King; Engineer [Assistant]: Rick Jacobsohn; Executive-Producer: Ben Mandelkern; Executive-Producer: Jonathan Bays
- 2021Notes for the FutureAlbum
Sony Classical
- 2021Nothing Else MattersSingle
Blackened
- 2020Baby Beluga (40th Anniversary Version)Single
Troubadour
- 2020Not Our First Goat RodeoAlbum
Sony Classical · GR002 · Engineer: Richard King; Engineer [Assistant], Technician: Rick Jacobsohn; Executive Producer: Jessica D. Turco; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2020Scarcely CricketSingle
Sony Classical
- 2020Songs of Comfort & HopeAlbum
Sony Classical · 19439822372 · Engineer: Richard King; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2020Symphony No. 7 · Triple ConcertoAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon · 483 8242 · Engineer [Assistant Engineers]: CCK Buenos Aires; Engineer [Mastering Engineers]: Christoph Stickel; Engineer [Mastering Engineers]: Julian Schwenkner; Executive-Producer: Ute Fesquet
- 2020Triple Concerto / Symphony no. 7Live
Deutsche Grammophon · 00028948382439
- 2019Cello ConcertoAlbum
Sony Classical · 19075928482
- 2019Salonen: Cello ConcertoAlbum
Sony Classical · 19075928482 · Engineer: Fred Vogler; Engineer [Assistant]: Sergey Parfenov; Engineer, Mixed By: Richard King; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2019Spotify SinglesLive
Sony Classical
- 2019Uneven SkyAlbum
Dreyer Gaido
- 2018Six Evolutions - Cello SuitesAlbum
Sony Classical · 19075 85465 2 · Engineer: Richard King; Executive-Producer: Jonathan Bays; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2018Six Evolutions: Bach Cello SuitesAlbum
Sony Classical · G010003910051I
- 2018Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach & BoccheriniCompilation
Sony Classical · 19075816322
- 2017AzulAlbum
Warner Classics
- 2017Bach TriosAlbum
Nonesuch · 7559793920 · Executive-Producer: Ruth Desarno; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2017Emanuel Ax Plays ChopinCompilation
RCA Red Seal · 88985465042
- 2017The Piano TriosAlbum
Sony Classical · 889854072926
- 2017Yo-Yo Ma Plays BachCompilation
Sony Classical
- 2016Sing Me HomeAlbum
Masterworks · 88875 18101 2
- 2015Songs From the Arc of LifeAlbum
Sony Classical · 88875126532 · Executive-Producer: Ruth Desarno; Producer: Steve Epstein; Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By: Richard King
- 2015The Classical Cello CollectionCompilation
Sony Classical · 88875130742
- 2015The Sound of Yo‐Yo MaAlbum
Masterworks
- 2013A Playlist Without BordersAlbum
Masterworks · 88883710922 · Engineer [Assistant]: Daniel Schwartz; Engineer [Assistant]: Igor Stolarsky; Engineer [Tracking]: John Weston; Executive-Producer: Isabelle Hunter
- 2013Yo-Yo Ma plays Cello MasterworksCompilation
Sony Classical · 88765438572
- 2012The Goat Rodeo Sessions LiveRelease
Sony Classical · 88691 97465 9
- 2012Treasures of Chamber Music, Volume 2Compilation
Sony Classical · 88725452932
- 2012Viva Brazil Live EPLive
Masterworks
- 2011Brahms: Double Concerto / Mendelssohn: Violin ConcertoLive
TELDEC · 0630-15870-2
- 2011ImpressionsCompilation
Sony Classical
- 2011The Goat Rodeo SessionsAlbum
Sony Classical · 88697841182
- 2010Cello Concertos / Rococo VariationsAlbum
Sony Classical · 886977143328
- 2010Chilling CelloAlbum
Sony Classical · 88697571042
- 2010Piano Trio, opp. 49 & 66Album
Sony Classical · 88697 52192 2
- 2010Piano TriosAlbum
Sony Classical · 88697 52192 2 · Engineer: Richard King; Engineer [Assistant]: Drea Young; Engineer [Assistant]: Hyomin Kang; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2010While My Guitar Gently WeepsSingle
Sony Music
- 200930 Years Outside the BoxCompilation
Sony Classical · 8869752307-2
- 2009Air and Simple GiftsSingle
Sony Classical
- 2008Beethoven Folk SongsAlbum
RCA Victor Red Seal · 5994
- 2008Songs of Joy & PeaceAlbum
Sony Classical · 88697-33336-2 · Engineer: Richard King; Executive-Producer: Cristin Canterbury Bagnall; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2008Traditions And Transformations - Sound Of Silk Road ChicagoAlbum
CSO Resound · CSOR 901 801 · Engineer: Christopher Willis; Mastered By: Richard King; Mixed By: David Frost; Mixed By: Tom Lazarus
- 2008Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road ChicagoAlbum
CSO Resound · CSOR 901 801
- 2007AppassionatoCompilation
Sony Classical · 88697-02668-2 · Engineer: Richard King; Executive-Producer: Cristin Bagnall; Executive-Producer: Yo-Yo Ma; Producer: Steve Epstein
- 2007Cello Concerto / Clarinet ConcertoCompilation
Lyrita Recorded Edition · SRCD.236
- 2007New ImpossibilitiesAlbum
Sony BMG Music Entertainment · 88697-10806-2
- 2006Bolling's Greatest HitsCompilation
Sony Classical · CDINS044608 · Producer: Claude Bolling
- 2005Cantabile ~The Best Of Yo-Yo-Ma~Compilation
Sony Classical · SICC 222
- 2005Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3 & 4Album
Sony Classical · SMK 93841
- 2005Don Quixote / Sonata for Cello and PianoAlbum
Sony Classical · SK 94735
- 2005Memoirs of a Geisha: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAlbum
Sony Classical · SK 74708
- 2005Yo-Yo Ma plays ShostakovichAlbum
Sony Classical · 82876727342
- 2004Cello Concerto / Fantasiestücke / Adagio & Allegro / 5 Stücke im VolkstonAlbum
Sony Classical · SK92757
- 2004EnchantmentAlbum
Sony Classical · SICC 217 · Engineer [Assistant]: Angie Teo; Engineer [Assistant]: Jason Finkel; Engineer [Assistant]: Jason Stasium; Engineer [Editing]: Jen Wyler
- 2004Obrigado Brazil - Live in ConcertLive
Sony Classical · SK 90970
- 2004Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the HorizonAlbum
Sony Classical · SK 93962
- 2004Sounds of Yo-Yo MaCompilation
Sony Music
- 2004The Best of Yo-Yo MaCompilation
Sony Classical · SICC-385
- 2004The Dvořák AlbumCompilation
Sony Classical · SK92858
- 2004The Essential Yo-Yo MaCompilation
Sony Classical · S2K 93927
- 2004The Piano QuartetsAlbum
Sony Classical · 517484 2
Catalogue sources credited on these records: MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Performance history
26 total shows on record · bandslate-pipeline, SongkickShows per year
- 20137 shows
- 20179 shows
- 20201 show
- 20212 shows
- 20231 show
- 20251 show
- 20261 show
Show history: 13–22 of 22
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2017 | Symphony Center · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile | Headliner | Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Hill Auditorium · Ann ArborHeadlinerwith Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile | Headliner | Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Boston Symphony Hall · BostonHeadlinerwith Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile | Headliner | Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile |
| Aug 25, 2013 | Hollywood Bowl · HollywoodSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 |
| Aug 24, 2013 | Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley · BerkeleySupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University · Rohnert ParkSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 |
| Aug 20, 2013 | PNC Pavilion at Riverbend · CincinnatiSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, +2 |
| Aug 18, 2013 | Ravinia Pavilion · Highland ParkSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, +2 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts · BethelSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 |
| Aug 15, 2013 | Tanglewood · LenoxSupportwith The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 | Support | The Goat Rodeo Sessions, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, +2 |
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts, Music database discography |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Yo-Yo Ma on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Yo-Yo Ma on Discogs | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| commons | Photos |
| Discogs | Music database discography |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.
From Wikipedia
These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Yo-Yo Ma. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.
- Years active
- 1961–present
- Genres
- See article
- Labels
- Sony Classical, Sony Masterworks
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