Yo-Yo Ma News

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Edward Elgar's soaringly emotional cello concerto with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra on Oct.

First Warning Forecast Closings/Delays Snow Emergencies Interactive Radar Sign Up for Text Alerts Sign Up for Email Alerts The Skiing Weatherman The symphony and city announced Thursday that one of the top stars in the world of classical music, will play right here in Albany.

Pianist Yefim Bronfman plays Beethoven on Feb. 9 and 10, 2013. Pianist Kevin Cole will play April 27, 2013, in Albany and on May 7, when the ASO returns to Carnegie Hall.

Performing more than 140 concerts annually, Nashville Symphony will bring size and substance to its upcoming 2012/13 season, beginning with a performance of Mahlers larger-than-life Eighth Symphony.

12 on "From the Top" on 98.7 WFMT. Gray, a student at Wilmette Junior High School, will perform "Capriccio" by Lukes Foss and be accompanied by "From the Top" host Christopher O'Riley on piano.

Edgar Meyer . The gentleman is a MacArthur Fellowship recipient and three-time Grammy award winner who's played alongside the likes of Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck, Chris Thile, Mark O'Connor, Alison Krauss, and Mary Chapin Carpenter, among numerous others.

Sure, The Beatles' 1966 Grammy-winning "Eleanor Rigby" featured a double string quartet, including two cellos; and I'm not overlooking more than two dozen Top-40 hits from the Electric Light Orchestra.

A classical instrument is gaining popularity with younger audiences. Listen to the radio and you'll probably hear the strings of a cello along with guitars and synthesizers.

Many classical music buffs know Fathom Events for its opera cinecasts, in which it broadcasts live performances of the Metropolitan Opera into movie theaters across the country.

"NCM Fathom and Sony Classical are excited to bring The Goat Rodeo Sessions LIVE featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile to movie theaters nationwide.

String music Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile. "The Goat Rodeo Sessions." CBS Masterworks.

Celloist YoYo Ma, left, acknowledges the applause of the crowd as conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, right, grasps his hand and celebrates his performance.

The current and former music directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will be among the prominent classical personalities to appear in the next season of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County.

Looking back, looking ahead: In many ways, that's long been Kayhan Kalhor's natural starting point as an artist.

Beethoven lived with bipolar. So did Mahler, Schumann, Handel, and no end of composers and songwriters and musicians.

When Yo-Yo Ma comes to town, it’s not just a concert — it’s an event.Palpable excitement permeated the Kauffman Center Friday night as the world renowned cellist appeared at Helzberg Hall with the Kansas City Symphony under the baton of his longtime friend and colleague Michael Stern.You’d just about have to be a visitor ... (more)