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Yo-Yo Ma

  • Cellist Yo-Yo Ma returns to Symphony Hall for an all Shostakovich program, kicking off the Boston Symphony Orchestra's "Decoding Shostakovich" series.
  • The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its next summer season in the Berkshires, highlighted by Puccini's "Tosca," a new concerto by John Williams, and a celebration of Keith Lockhart's 30th anniversary as Boston Pops Conductor.
  • In a Boston Symphony concert from Tanglewood, Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto, and BSO Assistant Conductor Earl Lee leads the orchestra in Carlos Simon’s “Fate Now Conquers” and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, on demand.
  • On The Bach Hour, the renowned cellist places the composer's music at the center of a world-wide effort to build local communities and confront their unique challenges.
  • Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist in Shostakovich’s powerfully emotional cello concertos, and Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Haydn’s Symphony No. 22, the "Philosopher," and Iman Habibi’s "Zhiân."
  • As a special guest on the GBH Kids-produced PBS KIDS series "Pinkalicious & Peterrific," cellist Yo-Yo Ma shares the power of music with a new generation of children.
  • In an encore broadcast, Yo-Yo Ma returns to the Boston Symphony’s summer home as the soloist in Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and Cristian Măcelaru conducts works by Debussy and Ensecu, as well as Anna Clyne’s “Masquerade.”
  • In an encore broadcast, pianist Emanuel Ax anchors a celebration of Czech composers, including Dvorák, Janácek, and Kaprálová, with Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, and Antoine Tamsetit, at Tanglewood.
  • On The Bach Hour, bassist Edgar Meyer, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and mandolinist Chris Thile bring their distinctive musical voices to a Trio by Bach.
  • In her first season as Artistic Director, Nicole Taney announces a spectacular and diverse mix of performances for 2023-2024.