Yo-Yo Ma
Wins
20
Nominations
32
Category
Biography
"As a musician I'm kind of nomadic, Waldo-like. I show up in different places, and I'm witness to unbelievable things."
- Born Yo-Yo Ma on Oct. 7, 1955, in Paris, France
- Yo-Yo Ma rose to prominence by playing with renowned orchestras like the Marlboro Festival Orchestra. In the late 90's, he was featured on John Williams' soundtrack to the Hollywood war drama Seven Years in Tibet. He went on to appear on prolific film soundtracks such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- The critically acclaimed cellist won his first GRAMMY for his work for 1984 for Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites.
- Did you know? Yo-Yo Ma was a child cellist prodigy and started performing when he was just four and a half years old.
- Yo-Yo Ma has been an active supporter of MusiCares, having donated auction items to events such as the annual Person of the Year gala.
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Yo-Yo Ma has been an active supporter of Friends Without A Border, an organization that provides medical care to the children of Southeast Asia. In 2006, the UN Secretary General named him Peace Ambassador. Yo-Yo Ma is also the founding member of the Chinese-American Committee of 100, which strives to "encourage constructive relations between the people of the United States and Greater China."
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Yo-Yo Ma
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Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos. Yo-Yo Ma, Andris Nelsons
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Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, 'Archduke'. Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax
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Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 6, 'Pastorale' And Op. 1, No. 3. Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos
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Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears. Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax
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Best Global Music Performance
Blewu. Yo-Yo Ma, Angélique Kidjo
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Best Global Music Album
Sing Me Home. Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble
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Best Music Film
The Music Of Strangers. Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble
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Best Folk Album
The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
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Classical Crossover
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs Of Joy And Peace. Yo-Yo Ma
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Classical Crossover
Obrigado Brazil. Yo-Yo Ma
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Classical Crossover
Appalachian Journey. Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
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Best Music Film
Inspired By Bach: Six Gestures - No. 6 (Video). Yo-Yo Ma
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Classical Crossover
Soul Of The Tango - The Music Of Astor Piazzolla. Yo-Yo Ma, Jorge Calandrelli
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse). Yo-Yo Ma
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Classical Album
Premieres - Cello Concertos (Works Of Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse). Yo-Yo Ma, David Zinman, Steven Epstein
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Chamber Music Performance
Schubert/Boccherini: Quintets (Schubert: Quintet In C Major/Boccherini: Quintet In E Major) (Album). Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson, Isaac Stern
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Chamber Music Performance
Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios. Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Richard Stoltzman
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
The New York Album - Works Of Albert, Bartok & Bloch. Yo-Yo Ma
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Chamber Music Performance
Faure: Piano Quartets Nos. 1 And 2. Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern
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Chamber Music Performance
Brahms: Sextets, Opp 18 And 36; Theme And Variations. Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson, Isaac Stern, Michael Tree
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Chamber Music Performance
Brahms: Sonatas For Cello & Piano. Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante/Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme. Yo-Yo Ma
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Chamber Music Performance
Brahms: Piano Quartets (Op. 25 & 26). Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Track). Yo-Yo Ma
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/Britten: Symphony For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68. Yo-Yo Ma
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Chamber Music Performance
Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 For Violin, Cello, Piano In E Minor Op. 67 And Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor (Album). Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Brahms: Double Concerto In A Minor, Op. 102 (Album). Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern
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Classical Album
Beethoven: Cello And Piano Sonata No. 4 In C/And Variations (Album). Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, James Mallinson
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Chamber Music Performance
Beethoven: Cello And Piano Sonata No. 4 In C & Variations. Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma
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Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestr
Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85/Walton: Concerto For Cello & Orch.. Yo-Yo Ma
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Chamber Music Performance
Brahms: Cello And Piano Sonatas In E Minor And F. Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma
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Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestr
Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma
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