Yo-Yo Mama

Yo-Yo Mama net worth is $20 Million. Also know about Yo-Yo Mama bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship and more …

Yo-Yo Mama Wiki Biography

Yo-Yo Ma was born on the 7th October 1955, in Paris, France of Chinese ancestry. He is best known for being a cellist, who has released over 90 albums and thanks to his accomplishments has won 18 Grammy Awards. Yo-Yo is also recognized as a child prodigy, whose professional career began when he was only five years old, in 1961.

Have you ever wondered how rich is Yo-Yo Ma, as of early 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the overall size of Ma’s net worth is over $20 million. He has accumulated this sum of money during his successful career in the world of music. Another source is coming from his appearances in several TV series and shows.

[divider]Yo-Yo Ma spent his childhood in Paris with father Hiao-Tsiun Ma, who was a violinist and worked as a professor of music at Nanjing University, and mother Marina Lu, who was a singer. So, under the influence of his family, from an early age he started learning to play several instruments, and as a five-year-old boy, he began performing. At the age of seven, he moved to New York with the family, where he went to The Juilliard School. Then he enrolled at Columbia University, but quit and moved to Harvard College, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1976. Later, in 1991, he earned an honorary doctorate from the college. While in college, Ma became a member of the Marlboro Festival Orchestra, practicing with nonagenarian cellist and conductor Pablo Casals. Even before he became a part of the Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Ma played with several famous orchestras, and had also performed with the pianist Emanuel Ax. Yo-Yo Ma has performed with numerous notable musicians, such as Condoleezza Rice, Sting, and has also played at several political, social and sport events such as the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama in 2009, on the aftermath of Boston Marathon bombings which was held at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, on the 2002`s Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, and several others which have increased his net worth by a large degree.

He is also recognized for his friendship with Steve Jobs, and his dedication to Apple, as he performed at several events held by Apple, and also Ma`s video of himself playing some of Bach`s most memorable recordings was used to pay respect to Steve Jobs on the first anniversary of his death.

Over the years, Ma`s net worth also benefited from his involvement in movie soundtracks, as he is the one responsible for creating soundtracks for films such as “Seven Years In Tibet” (1997), “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000), “Memoirs of a Geisha”, and several others.

Ma has also released more than 90 albums, which have also increased his net worth, and he is also a recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and numerous other prestigious awards, such as Avery Fisher Prize, which he received in 1978, Glenn Gould Prize in 2011, Dan David Prize in 2006, among others. Ma was also awarded with National Medal of Arts in 2001, and ten years later he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 2012 he was the recipient of the Polar Music Prize.

Regarding his personal life, Yo-Yo Ma has been married to Jill Hornor since 1978; the couple has two children, and their current residence is in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

IMDB Wikipedia $20 million 1955 1955-10-07 Camera Department France Jill Hornor October 7 Paris Writer Yeou-Cheng Ma Yo-yo Ma Net Worth Yo-Yo Mama

Yo-Yo Mama Quick Info

Full Name Yo-Yo Ma
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth October 7, 1955
Place Of Birth Paris, France
Height 1.78 m, 1.78 m
Profession Writer, Camera Department
Education Harvard University, Juilliard School, Columbia University, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Harvard University, Juilliard School, Columbia Lions men’s basketball, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Spouse Jill Hornor (m. 1978)
Children Emily Ma, Nicholas Ma, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Nicholas Ma, Emily Ma, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Parents Marina Lu, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Marina Lu, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Siblings Yeou-Cheng Ma
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/YoYoMahttp://www.facebook.com/YoYoMa
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/yoyo_mahttp://www.twitter.com/yoyo_ma
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/yoyoma.officialhttp://www.instagram.com/yoyoma.official
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0530901
Awards Kennedy Center Honors, Polar Music Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, National Medal of Arts, Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Avery Fisher Prize, Glenn Gould Prize, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Dan David Prize, Grammy Award fo…
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Children’s, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New…
TV Shows Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach, Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach

Yo-Yo Mama Quotes

  • [on being considered a trail-blazer in world music] I basically think that if you open yourself up to a lot of things, history kind of makes you step back from what you are doing. You just feel, ‘Let’s make something happen!’. It’s a very slight change in attitude, but it does have ramifications in terms of what comes out. Essentially, you face an audience, you face your colleagues, and you say ‘This is all we have, let’s do something with it. There are many different reasons why people are in this room. Let’s do something worthwhile and make it count. There are so many people in the world, so many different forms of expression. So who are we? What we do? Let’s make this as precious as we can’. Maybe getting older has something to do with this attitude. Being aware of a much larger world, you’re aware of the scale and the total inconsequence of your own being. But what you can say is: any single voice does matter. Any individual action is in fact a human voice that is there to witness the world. That, in itself, is worthwhile. You have to keep both things in your head at once – the biggest possible picture and the most minute one – the ‘right now’. Then you have access to both objective and subjective narratives, you have perspective, so you don’t get lost.
  • Whenever I’ve had a dull moment in performing, it becomes absolutely, exquisitely painful. When it’s good you know, no matter how difficult the music is, time just flies by. When it’s not, time becomes excruciatingly slow – you’re Sisyphus pushing that boulder up the hill that never ends. People might still say,’That was a good performance’, but you feel absolutely horrible because you weren’t connecting with what the music is about. When I do connect, then I have the easiest job in the world.
  • I’d like to think that the the four strings on the cello are attached to my vocal chords. So whatever you think should be reflected in the sound, in the musculature of how you pull the bow and how it comes out, there should be no impediment between the thought and the sound. That’s something that people strive for, but never want to hear ‘So-and-so’s a great instrumentalist’. What you want to hear is, ‘Oh, that makes me think’.
  • Grow old gracefully by maintaining your curiosity.
  • I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.

Yo-Yo Mama Important Facts

  • Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama. [February 2011]
  • Recipient of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, along with Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Sonny Rollins, and Meryl Streep.
  • Began playing cello at the age of four.
  • He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2001 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
  • Attended Harvard University from 1972-1976
  • enrolled at Juilliard at age 9
  • Son, NIcholas, born 1983.
  • Daughter, Emily, born 1985.
  • Named People Magazine’s Sexiest Classical Musician 2001.
  • Cellist.

Yo-Yo Mama Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Mozart in the Jungle 2016 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
Captain Fantastic 2016 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010, Prélude” Soundtrack
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Ex Machina 2015 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite #1 in G Major BWV 1007 – Préludé” Soundtrack
Bill W. 2012 Documentary performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Courante”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Prelude, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Sarabande”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008- Prelude”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009- Bourree I/II”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010- Bourree I/II”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010- Courante”, Soundtrack
American Horror Story 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Independent Lens 2003-2011 TV Series documentary performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
You Don’t Know Jack 2010 TV Movie performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D-Minor, BWV 1008: Courante”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G-Major, BWV 1007: Prélude” Soundtrack
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 2009 TV Mini-Series documentary performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
President Obama: The Inauguration 2009 TV Movie performer: “Air and Simple Gifts” Soundtrack
Tühirand 2006 Short performer: “Libertango” – uncredited Soundtrack
Great Performances 2004 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 performer: “Prelude From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007” Soundtrack
The Company 2003 performer: “Suite for Unaccompanied Cello, No. 1, BWV 1007 in G Major, V. Menuett” Soundtrack
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy 2003 Video performer: “Triple Concerto” Soundtrack
Alias 2002 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Kindergarten 2001 TV Mini-Series performer: “HUSH” Soundtrack
Sex and the City 2001 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Hush! 2001 performer: “Hush Little Baby” Soundtrack
De zee die denkt 2000 “The Protecting Veil” Soundtrack
The West Wing 2000 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 performer: “A Love Before Time”, “Moonlight Lover” Mandarin Version Soundtrack
You Can Count on Me 2000 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude Instrumental” – uncredited Soundtrack
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 performer: “PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR; Opus 16, Second Movement” Soundtrack
The Horse Whisperer 1998 performer: “Sonata in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 5. No. 1” Soundtrack
Frank Lloyd Wright 1998 Documentary performer: “Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Cello and Piano Op. 102, No. 1” Soundtrack
Liberty! The American Revolution 1997 TV Mini-Series performer: “When Bidden to the Wake or Fair”, “Song of the Liberty Bell for Violin and Strings” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007” Soundtrack
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008” Soundtrack
The Tango Lesson 1997 “I Am You” / performer: “Libertango Reprise” Soundtrack
Mission: Impossible 1996 performer: “Divertimento in E-Flat Major for String Trio K.563” Soundtrack
Before Sunrise 1995 performer: “‘Andante’ from ‘Sonata No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1027′” Soundtrack
Immortal Beloved 1994 performer: “Piano Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 ‘Ghost'” Soundtrack
Another Woman 1988 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite in D Major” Soundtrack
The Music of Strangers 2015 Documentary musician: cello Music Department
Live from Lincoln Center 2013 TV Series musician – 1 episode Music Department
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story 2010 Documentary musician: cello Music Department
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 2009 TV Mini-Series documentary musician – 1 episode Music Department
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 musician: cello solos Music Department
Suburban Symphony 2004 Video short musician: cello Music Department
Great Performances 2004 TV Series musician – 1 episode Music Department
Nova 2003 TV Series documentary musician – 1 episode Music Department
Naqoyqatsi 2002 Documentary musician: cello solos Music Department
Hush! 2001 musician: cello, “Hush Little Baby” Music Department
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 musician: cello solos Music Department
Seven Years in Tibet 1997 musician: cello solos Music Department
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series Yo-Yo Ma Actor
The West Wing 2000 TV Series Yo-Yo Ma Actor
Frasier 1999 TV Series Tom Actor
Black Lights White Shadows 1986 Composer
Knowledge Is the Beginning 2005 TV Movie special thanks Thanks
Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices 2016 Documentary Himself Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2016 TV Series Himself Self
38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 2015 TV Special Himself – Performer Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
Weekend Today 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
The Music of Strangers 2015 Documentary Himself Self
BBC Proms 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Yo-Yo Ma with the LA Phil 2014 Video Himself Self
Blue Gold: American Jeans 2014 Documentary Himself Self
Charlie Rose 1995-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
Great Performances 2003-2012 TV Series Himself / Himself – Soloist / Himself (solo cellist) Self
Gustavo Dudamel & Yo-Yo Ma 2012 Video Himself Self
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter 2012 Short Himself Self
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live 2012 TV Movie Himself Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2011 TV Movie Himself – Honoree Self
Huckabee 2011 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
Tavis Smiley 2008-2011 TV Series Himself Self
The Colbert Report 2008-2011 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2006-2011 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself Self
9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero, Tenth Anniverary 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself – Cellist Self
Yo-Yo Ma & Plácido Domingo 2011 Video Himself Self
Extraordinary Minds: Yo-Yo Ma 2011 Video Himself Self
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2010 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Music Instinct 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
President Obama: The Inauguration 2009 TV Movie Himself Self
Chris Botti in Boston 2009 TV Movie Himself Self
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2007 TV Special Himself Self
The Music of ‘Memoirs’ 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Great Conversations in Music 2005 TV Series Cellist Self
The 77th Annual Academy Awards 2005 TV Special Himself – Performer Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show 2003 TV Series Himself Self
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards 2003 TV Special Himself – Performer Self
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy 2003 Video Himself (cellist) Self
Arthur 1999-2002 TV Series Himself Self
Multiple Identities: Encounters with Daniel Barenboim 2002 TV Movie documentary Self
Good Morning America 2002 TV Series Himself Self
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony 2002 TV Movie Himself – Performer Self
A Centennial Toast to Symphony Hall 2002 TV Movie Himself Self
Classic Yo-Yo Ma 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
American Masters 2000 TV Series documentary Himself Self
60 Minutes 2000 TV Series documentary Himself – Cellist (segment “Ben Zander”) Self
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 1985-1998 TV Series Himself Self
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn 1998 Short Himself Self
Warrior Songs: King Gesar 1997 TV Special documentary Cello Self
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope 1997 Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures 1997 Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs 1997 Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande 1997 Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden 1997 Himself Self
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri 1997 Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1997 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest Self
Sesame Street 1988-1993 TV Series Himself Self
An American Reunion: The People’s Inaugural Celebration 1993 TV Movie Himself Self
Isaac Stern: A Life – A Biography in Music 1993 TV Movie Himself Self
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1992 TV Special Himself Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1964-1992 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself – Guest Self
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams 1991 Video documentary Himself Self
Carnegie Hall: Live at 100 1990 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad 1990 TV Special documentary Performer Self
Live from Lincoln Center 1990 TV Series Himself Self
Presidential Inaugural Gala 1989 TV Movie Himself Self
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening 1987 TV Movie Himself Self
Liberty Weekend 1986 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Ozawa 1985 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Jeopardy! 2010 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
60 Minutes 2000 TV Series documentary Himself – Cellist (segment “Ben Zander”) Archive Footage
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1992 TV Series Himself Archive Footage

Yo-Yo Mama Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1998 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997) Won
1991 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music/Dance Programming Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990) Won
1991 CableACE CableACE Awards Performance in a Music Special or Series Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood (1990) Won
1998 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997) Nominated
1991 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music/Dance Programming Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990) Nominated
1991 CableACE CableACE Awards Performance in a Music Special or Series Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood (1990) Nominated