Years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brought his cello — aka "Petunia" — in for music and conversation during this May 2024 interview.

By tuning down the A to the baroque pitch, the prelude from Bach sounds like F# major, while still playing it in the original G major; this helps achieve a more vibrant, “full” sound that is closer to ...

Let's get back to the interview I recorded in May with Yo-Yo Ma, the beloved cellist who's famous for his performances of Bach's Solo Cello Suites and for the music he's played with the Silk Road ...

Watch Yo-Yo Ma: World-famous cellist's impromptu vaccine ... his career Yo-Yo has been performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Cello Suites for audiences for more than 40 years, his 1985 ...