Yo-Yo Ma

Recorded at the beginning of the 2026-2027 BSO season, Ma joins Nelsons and the BSO in Edward Elgar’s monumental Cello Concerto, on a program including Brahms’s final symphony and Arturs Maskats's "Tango."

In the second of three BSO concerts curated by Yo-Yo Ma, the cellist explores the vibrancy of American music and its reflection of the triumphs, tragedies, and vitality of our country with roots musicians Aoife O'Donovan and Jennifer Kreisberg.

In the first of three BSO concerts curated by Yo-Yo Ma, he and violinist Renaud Capuçon are the soloists in the Double Concerto by Brahms, part of a program led by Samy Rachid.

Ahead of "We The People," a week-long festival he curated for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma speaks about the power of practicing gratitude, music's role in restoring the spirit, and what we can learn from Johannes Brahms.

On The Bach Hour, a simple tune is continually transformed, creating the foundations of multiple themes in the composer's Cantata No. 93, conducted by Ton Koopman.

Works by Tchaikovsky, Yo-Yo Ma's "We the People," dance collaborations, and more are a few of the many highlights at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2026.

GBH's Morning Edition host Mark Herz and CRB's Brian McCreath look ahead to three significant classical music events coming up in Boston.

BSO Assistant Conductor Rachid leads an exciting program featuring the American premiere of Camille Pépin’s Un Monde nouveau, Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony, and Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma.

In a highlight of the season, a star-studded piano quartet comprised of pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma perform Beethoven’s Trio No. 4 in B-flat for piano, violin, and cello as well as his Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 3 with violist Antoine Tamestit.

On The Bach Hour, bassist Edgar Meyer, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and mandolinist Chris Thile bring their distinctive musical voices to a Trio by Bach.