Yo-Yo Ma live in concert.
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Yo-Yo Ma

31
critic concert reviews
jazz

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
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31
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Yo-Yo Ma is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 31 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Yo-Yo Ma is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Yo-Yo Ma concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary, cinematic, heartfelt, dazzling, hypnotic, and flawless.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Yo-Yo Ma concerts? Yo-Yo Ma concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Yo-Yo Ma? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Yo-Yo Ma range from $150,000 - $750,000, with Yo-Yo Ma's current estimated booking fee to be around $500,000.

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Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Paris, France (10/7/1955)
Bio
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-famous Chinese-American cellist. He is considered one of the best cellists in the world and has made over 50 albums.
Has Performed With
Emanuel Ax, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

November 3, 2024
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Yo-Yo Ma Live At The Barbican, London

The Boston Globe (USA)

April 10, 2024
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Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott celebrate a long and beautiful friendship

The Boston Globe (USA)

October 13, 2023
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Yo-Yo Ma makes Shostakovich concertos the main event with BSO

Chicago Tribune (USA)

May 2, 2023
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Yo-Yo Ma with the CSO: Sometimes messy, sometimes touching, but it’s Yo-Yo Ma

The Boston Globe (USA)

August 15, 2022
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Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood, Boston, MA, USA

Nippertown (USA)

August 6, 2022
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Yo-Yo Ma returned to SPAC on Friday night as promised, and with him, he brought a very full crowd of classical music lovers to the park. A heavy wool blanket of heat has swaddled the region recently, and even the gentle rains prior to the performance did little to ease the thickness in the air.

The Washington Post (USA)

November 30, 2018
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Yo-Yo Ma shows yet again why he is so universally beloved

Past critic reviews published in

The Boston Globe (USA), Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (USA), Mercury News (USA), The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA), The Philadelphia Inquirer (USA) and more

Image Credit

World Economic Forum [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains) (6 September 2023)