Yo‐Yo Ma
Type
Person
Location
🇫🇷 France
Formed
7 October 1955
Albums131
- 2025
- Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost" / Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma20255.00 ★
- The Cello ConcertosShostakovich; Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons2025
- 2025
- MerciYo‐Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott2024
- ShorthandAnna Clyne; The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, Avi Avital, Colin Jacobsen, Pekka Kuusisto, Yo‐Yo Ma2024
- Beethoven for Three: Symphony no. 4 and op. 97 “Archduke”Ludwig van Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo‐Yo Ma20245.00 ★
- Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains)Johann Sebastian Bach & Yo‐Yo Ma2023
- The 6 Unaccompanied Cello SuitesJ. S. Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma2023
- Beethoven for Three: Symphony no. 6 “Pastorale” and op. 1, no. 3Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo‐Yo Ma20225.00 ★
- John Williams: A Gathering of FriendsJohn Williams, Yo‐Yo Ma & New York Philharmonic2022
- StraussRichard Strauss, Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 王羽佳, Yo‐Yo Ma & Olivier Latry2022
- Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5Ludwig van Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo‐Yo Ma20225.00 ★
- 2021
- Songs of Comfort & HopeKathryn Stott, Yo‐Yo Ma2020
- Not Our First Goat RodeoYo‐Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile20205.00 ★
- Uneven SkyKinan Azmeh, Yo‐Yo Ma, Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Manuel Nawri2019
- Cello ConcertoSalonen; Yo‐Yo Ma, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2019
- Six Evolutions: Bach Cello SuitesYo‐Yo Ma; Bach2018
- The Piano TriosBrahms; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo‐Yo Ma2017
- Bach TriosBach; Yo‐Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer2017
- AzulGolijov; Yo‐Yo Ma, The Knights, Eric Jacobsen2017
- Sing Me HomeYo‐Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble20164.00 ★
- Songs From the Arc of LifeYo‐Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott2015
- 2015
- A Playlist Without BordersSilk Road Ensemble, Yo‐Yo Ma2013
- The Goat Rodeo SessionsYo‐Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile20115.00 ★
- Piano Trio, opp. 49 & 66Mendelssohn; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman2010
- Cello Concertos / Rococo VariationsSaint‐Saëns, Lalo, Tchaikovsky; Yo‐Yo Ma, Orchestre national de France / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel2010
- Chilling CelloSol Gabetta, Yo‐Yo Ma, Jan Vogler2010
- 2008
- Beethoven Folk SongsBeethoven; Robert White, Yo‐Yo Ma, Ani Kavafian, Samuel Sanders2008
- Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road ChicagoChicago Symphony Orchestra, Silk Road Ensemble, Yo‐Yo Ma, Wu Man, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert2008
- New ImpossibilitiesYo‐Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble2007
- New ImpossibilitiesYo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble2007
- Memoirs of a Geisha: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJohn Williams; Yo‐Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman20054.00 ★
- Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3 & 4Johann Sebastian Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma2005
- Don Quixote / Sonata for Cello and PianoRichard Strauss; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra2005
- Yo-Yo Ma plays ShostakovichShostakovich; Yo‐Yo Ma2005
- EnchantmentYo-Yo Ma, The Silk Road Ensemble2004
- Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the HorizonYo‐Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble2004
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio MorriconeEnnio Morricone; Yo‐Yo Ma20044.65 ★
- Cello Concerto / Fantasiestücke / Adagio & Allegro / 5 Stücke im VolkstonSchumann; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis2004
- Trios for Piano, Clarinet, CelloBrahms, Beethoven, Mozart; Ax, Stoltzman, Yo‐Yo Ma2004
- Vivaldi’s CelloAntonio Vivaldi; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Yo‐Yo Ma, Ton Koopman2004
- The Piano QuartetsMozart; Ax, Stern, Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma2004
- 20033.00 ★
- Paris: La Belle ÉpoqueFauré, Franck, Massenet, Saint‐Saëns; Yo‐Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott2003
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays SchubertFranz Schubert; Yo‐Yo Ma2003
- Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6Johann Sebastian Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma2002
- ConcertosEdgar Meyer, Giovanni Bottesini; Joshua Bell, Yo‐Yo Ma, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff2002
- Cello Concerto / Dumky TrioDvořák; Yo‐Yo Ma, Berlin Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel2002
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John WilliamsJohn Williams; Yo‐Yo Ma20024.00 ★
- Concerti Per VioloncelloCamille Saint-Saëns, Édouard Lalo : Yo-Yo Ma, Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National De France2002
- Adagio & Fugue, KV 546 / Divertimento, KV 563Mozart; Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Yo‐Yo Ma2001
- Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers MeetYo‐Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble20013.00 ★
- Symphony No.5 / Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and OrchestraПётр Ильич Чайковский; Yo‐Yo Ma, Claudio Abbado, Lorin Maazel2001
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays BachBach; Yo‐Yo Ma2001
- Simply Baroque IIBach, Boccherini; Yo‐Yo Ma, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman2000
- Appalachian JourneyYo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor2000
- PhantasmagoriaJohn Corigliano; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, James Tocco2000
- Piano Quartet / Romantic Pieces / SonatinaDvořák; Ax, Stern, Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma2000
- Simply BaroqueJohann Sebastian Bach, Luigi Boccherini; Yo‐Yo Ma, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman1999
- Piano Concerto no. 2 / Cello Sonata, op. 78Brahms; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink1999
- Music for Strings and Piano Left HandErich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Schmidt; Leon Fleisher, Joseph Silverstein, Jaime Laredo, Joel Smirnoff, Michael Tree, Yo‐Yo Ma1998
- The Protecting Veil / Wake Up... And DieJohn Tavener; Yo‐Yo Ma, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman1998
- Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor PiazzollaYo‐Yo Ma; Astor Piazzolla1997
- Symphony 1997:Heaven Earth MankindTan Dun; Yo‐Yo Ma1997
- From Ordinary ThingsAndré Previn; Yo‐Yo Ma, Sylvia McNair1997
- Liberty!Mark O’Connor with Yo‐Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis & James Taylor19974.00 ★
- 19974.50 ★
- The ConcertosBerthold Goldschmidt; Yo‐Yo Ma, Sabine Meyer, Chantal Juillet1997
- King GesarPeter Lieberson; Yo‐Yo Ma, Omar Ebrahim, Emanuel Ax, Peter Serkin1996
- Appalachia WaltzYo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor1996
- Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam OratorioElliot Goldenthal; Yo‐Yo Ma, Ann Panagualias, James Maddalena, Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St. Clair1996
- "Trout" Quintet / "Arpeggione" SonataSchubert; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, Pamela Frank, Rebecca Young, Edgar Meyer, Barbara Bonney1996
- Yo-Yo Ma Premieres Cello ConcertosDanielpour, Kirchner, Rouse; Philadelphia Orchestra, David Zinman, Yo‐Yo Ma1996
- Concertos From the New WorldDvořák, Herbert; Yo‐Yo Ma, New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur1995
- Cello Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2 / Violin Concerto No. 3Saint‐Saëns; Yo‐Yo Ma, Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel, Cecile Licad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn, Cho-Liang Ling, Philharmonia, Michael Tilson Thomas19955.00 ★
- Tripelkonzert / Overtüren: Leonore III / Die Ruinen von AthenBeethoven; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Yo‐Yo Ma, Mark Zeltser, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan1995
- Polonaise Brillante For Cello & Piano / Cello Sonata / Piano Trio / Polonaise Brillante For PianoChopin; Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank, Yo‐Yo Ma1994
- The New York AlbumStephen Albert, Bartók, Bloch; Yo‐Yo Ma, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman1994
- Piano QuartetsBeethoven, Schumann; Isaac Stern, Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo1994
- Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano TrioClaude Bolling, Yo‐Yo Ma1994
- 1993
- Verklärte Nacht, op. 4 / Trio, op. 45Schoenberg; Juilliard String Quartet, Walter Trampler, Yo‐Yo Ma1993
- Cello Concertos in C major and D majorHaydn; Yo‐Yo Ma1993
- QuintetsSchubert, Boccherini; Isaac Stern, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson1993
- Sonatas for Cello and Piano, opp. 38, 99 and 108Johannes Brahms; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax1992
- Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante / Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme / Andante CantabileProkofiev, Tchaikovsky; Yo‐Yo Ma, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel1992
- Divertimento K.563 in E-flat majorMozart; Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, Yo‐Yo Ma1992
- Piano Quartets, opp. 15 & 45Gabriel Fauré; Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma19925.00 ★
- Sextets opp. 18 & 36Brahms; Isaac Stern, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree, Yo‐Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson1992
- Cello SonatasRachmaninoff, Prokofiev; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma1991
- Klavierkonzert / TripelkonzertLudwig van Beethoven; Christoph Eschenbach, Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Yo‐Yo Ma, Mark Zeltser, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan1991
- HushYo‐Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin19914.00 ★
- Serenade no. 10, K. 361 / Sonata for Bassoon & Cello, K. 292Mozart; Marcel Moyse, Alexander Heller, Yo‐Yo Ma1991
- Carnival of the Animals / Organ SymphonySaint‐Saëns; Yo‐Yo Ma, E. Power Biggs1991
- Don Quixote / Die Liebe der DanaeR. Strauss; Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Toronto Symphony, Andrew Davis1990
- Brahms - Double Concerto / Berg - Chamber ConcertoBrahms, Berg; Isaac Stern, Yo‐Yo Ma, Peter Serkin, Claudio Abbado1990
- Carnaval des animaux / Variations sur un theme de Beethoven / PolonaiseSaint-Saëns; Yo‐Yo Ma, Gaby Casadesus, Philippe Entremont1990
- Anything Goes: Stéphane Grappelli & Yo‐Yo Ma play (mostly) Cole PorterStéphane Grappelli & Yo‐Yo Ma1989
- Barber: Cello Concerto / Britten: Symphony for Cello and OrchestraBarber, Britten; Yo‐Yo Ma, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman1989
- Sonata for Cello & PianoR. Strauss, Britten; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax1989
- Double Concerto / Piano Quartet, op. 60Brahms; Isaac Stern, Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado1988
- Piano TriosDvořák; Ax, Kim, Yo‐Yo Ma1988
- Trio, op. 67 / Sonata for Cello and PianoShostakovich; Stern, Yo‐Yo Ma, Ax1988
- Boccherini: Concerto For Violoncello & Orchestra / J.C. Bach: Symphony Concertante / Grand OvertureBoccherini, JC Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman1987
- Cello Sonatas Nos. 3, 5Beethoven; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax1987
- Schubert: Quartet No. 15, D. 887 / Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K. 546Mozart, Schubert; Yo‐Yo Ma, Kim Kashkashian, Daniel Phillips, Gidon Kremer1987
- Cello Concerto Op. 104Dvořák; Yo‐Yo Ma, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel1986
- Sonata no. 4, op. 102, no. 1Beethoven; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax1986
- 1985
- Tripelkonzert / Ouvertüren: Egmont / Coriolan / FidelioLudwig van Beethoven; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Mark Zeltser, Yo‐Yo Ma, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan1985
- Quintet, op. 163, D. 956Franz Schubert; Yo‐Yo Ma, Cleveland Quartet1985
- Elgar: Cello Concerto, op. 85 / Walton: Cello ConcertoElgar, Walton; Yo‐Yo Ma, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn1985
- Sonatas for Cello and PianoBrahms; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax19855.00 ★
- Strauss: Don Quixote / Schoenberg: ConcertoStrauss, Schoenberg; Yo‐Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa1985
- The 6 Unaccompanied Cello SuitesJ. S. Bach; Yo-Yo Ma1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- Cello ConcertosLalo, Saint‐Saëns; Yo‐Yo Ma, Orchestre National de France, Lorin Maazel1983
- Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & HarpsichordBach; Yo‐Yo Ma, Kenneth Cooper1983
- Kreisler - PaganiniKreisler, Paganini; Yo‐Yo Ma, Patricia Zander1982
- Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2Beethoven; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax1982
- The Piano QuartetsJohannes Brahms; Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma1982
- Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Egmont, Coriolan, FidelioBeethoven; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Maurice Zeltser, Yo‐Yo Ma1980
- Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto No. 1Shostakovich, Kabalevsky; Yo‐Yo Ma, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
- Unaccompanied Cello Suites No. 1, 3 & 5Johann Sebastian Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma
EPs3
- Viva Brazil Live EPYo‐Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott, Sérgio Assad, Odair Assad & Joseph Gramley2012
- The Goat Rodeo Sessions (live from the House of Blues)Yo‐Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile2012
- Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the HorizonYo‐Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble2005
Singles8
- Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21/III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivaceLudwig van Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma2025
- Build a HouseRhiannon Giddens with Yo‐Yo Ma and Francesco Turrisi2022
- Nothing Else MattersMiley Cyrus featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo‐Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith2021
- Baby Beluga (40th Anniversary Version)Raffi & Yo‐Yo Ma2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2009
- HushYo‐Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin1992
Live Albums9
- Triple Concerto / Symphony no. 7Ludwig van Beethoven; Anne‐Sophie Mutter, Yo‐Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra2020
- Brahms: Double Concerto / Mendelssohn: Violin ConcertoBrahms, Mendelssohn; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Yo‐Yo Ma2011
- 2004
- Appalachian Journey Live in ConcertYo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor2000
- Triple Concerto / Choral FantasyBeethoven; Itzhak Perlman, Yo‐Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim, Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim1995
- Tchaikovsky Gala in LeningradTchaikovsky; Yo‐Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Itzhak Perlman, Leningrad Philharmonic, Yuri Termikanov1991
- 1989
- Shostakovich: Quartet no. 15, op. 144 / Gubaidulina: Rejoice!Shostakovich, Gubaidulina; Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, Kim Kashkashian, Yo‐Yo Ma1989
- Shostakovich: Quartet no. 15, op. 144 / Gubaidulina: Rejoice!Shostakovich, Gubaidulina; Gidon Kremer, Daniel Phillips, Kim Kashkashian, Yo‐Yo Ma1989
Compilations28
- Symphonies / Concertos / Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk DistrictDmitri Shostakovich; Yuja Wang, Baiba Skride, Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons2025
- Hope Amid Tears (Beethoven Cello Sonatas)Emanuel Ax & Yo‐Yo Ma, Beethoven2021
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach & BoccheriniBach, Boccherini; Yo‐Yo Ma2018
- Emanuel Ax Plays ChopinChopin; Emanuel Ax, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mackerras, Ma2017
- Yo-Yo Ma Plays BachBach; Yo‐Yo Ma2017
- 2015
- 2013
- Treasures of Chamber Music, Volume 2Emanuel Ax, Juilliard String Quartet, Kim Kashkashian, Gidon Kremer, Jaime Laredo, Yo‐Yo Ma, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Tal & Groethuysen2012
- 2011
- 2009
- 2007
- Cello Concerto / Clarinet ConcertoFinzi; Yo‐Yo Ma, John Denman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vernon Handley20075.00 ★
- 2004
- The Dvořák AlbumDvořák; Yo‐Yo Ma2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 20015.00 ★
- Mouth MusicBobby McFerrin with Herbie Hancock, Yo‐Yo Ma2001
- 2001
- Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Cello Concerto No. 1Shostakovich; André Previn, Leonard Bernstein, Yo‐Yo Ma2001
- Three Sonatas for Viola de Gamba and Harpsichord / Three Flute SonatasJS Bach; Yo‐Yo Ma, Kenneth Cooper, Jean‐Pierre Rampal, Trevor Pinnock2001
- 1999
- Piano Trios nos. 1, 2 & 3 / Piano Quartets nos. 1, 2 & 3Johannes Brahms; Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Eugene Istomin, Emanuel Ax, Leonard Rose, Yo‐Yo Ma1995
- The Romantic AlbumSaint‐Saëns, Lalo, Kreisler; Yo‐Yo Ma1994
- 1989
- Symphony no. 5 / Cello ConcertoShostakovich; New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Yo‐Yo Ma1989
- The Sonatas for Piano & CelloBeethoven; Yo‐Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax19875.00 ★
- Three Favorite ConcertosHaydn; Yo‐Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Cho-Liang Lin1985
Others4
- 2023
- Barber: Violin Concerto \\ Cello Concerto \\ Piano ConcertoSamuel Barber - Isaac Stern, Yo‐Yo Ma, John Browning2001
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven; Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos & Yo‐Yo Ma























































































































































