This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. I hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving. For the holiday, we're going to feature one of our favorite interviews of the year with Yo-Yo Ma. He brought his cello, ...

Specker, who had first met Yo-Yo Ma in the summer of 2024 while playing with him at a mutual friend’s wedding, calls Ma “a kind, decent person who is deeply ...

Yo-Yo Ma was the picture of cello perfection on Thursday evening, Nov. 6 at Severance Music Center, performing with The Cleveland Orchestra as if for the thousandth time — or the first. Relaxed, head ...

When the world stopped in 2020, cellist Yo-Yo Ma started thinking about how music can reconnect people to the natural world. In this limited podcast series, Yo-Yo goes around the country to places ...

For the famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, it took those early days of the pandemic, when a lot of folks were trapped in their homes or apartments, to really start thinking about reconnecting with the outdoors.

Yo-Yo Ma on 'touching infinity' through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia By Terry Gross Published November 28, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST Listen • 43:59 ...

Years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brought his cello — aka "Petunia" — in for music and conversation during this May 2024 interview. This ...