This is FRESH AIR. For most cellists, the holy grail of the cello repertoire is the set of six suites Bach composed for solo cello. The most beloved cellist of our time, Yo-Yo Ma, has just released ...

The sold-out performance “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Community,” at Symphony Hall was far from a conventional concert experience. On Nov. 21, Yo-Yo Ma offered a monumental gift to Boston ...

His best-known recordings are of the Bach Solo Cello Suites, which he's recorded three times - in 1983, 1997 and 2018. He's performed with orchestras around the world, but lots of people who pay no ...

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 ...

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform J.S. Bach’s six cello suites live from the studios of WGBH on Sunday, May 24 at 3pm, a memorial for those we have lost in the pandemic and a tribute to the resilience of ...

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Ma began learning Bach's famous cello suites when he was 4. Now in his 60s, Ma has released his third recording of the pieces. Critic Lloyd Schwartz says this latest iteration may be his favorite.