NPR

Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place. For the famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, it ...
Bachtrack

Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney

Terrific orchestral colours abound in this Sydney Symphony concert under Simone Young, adding to a thoughtful and emotive rendering of one of the best-known cello concertos.
NPR

Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia

About 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma was playing in Salt Lake City when a high school student asked him if his cello, which dates back to the 1700s, had a name. It did not, but Ma made the ...
Classic FM

Have you heard the story of the world’s first female cellist, also an intrepid explorer?

Lise Cristiani was the first recorded female cellist to perform publicly, at a time when women playing the cello was considered unacceptable. She was also an explorer, but died tragically young aged ...