Yo Yo Ma

By: Sophia Wiest

Who is Yo Yo Ma?

Yo Yo Ma is a world famous cellist and songwriter

Hes produced dozens of albums
Hes won more than 15 Grammy Awards
Where He Was Born

Yo Yo Ma was born on October 7, 1955

He was born in Paris, France
Younger Years

His father was a composer and music teacher

His mother was a singer
At age 3 he was taking violin lessons
At age 4 he began playing the cello
By age 5 he memorized three suites of J.S. Bachs pieces
Continued

At the age of 7 Yo Yo Ma and his family moved to New York City

At this age Ma was already one of the most famous classical musicians in the
world
Ma attended Julliard School in New York City
He enrolled at Harvard at the age 16
He graduated in 1976 with a liberal arts degree
Awards that Yo Yo Ma has won

Avery Fisher Prize -1978

The Glenn Gould Prize- 1999
The National Medal of the Arts- 2001
The Dan David Prize- 2006
The Leonie Sonning Music Prize- 2006
The World Economic Forums Crystal Award- 2008
The Presidential Medal of Freedom -2010
The Polar Music Prize 2012
The Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music 2013
 The Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music
This award is mainly given to immigrants that who have made
contributions to the American society through their achievements in
biomedical research, the arts, and humanities
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