Yo-Yo Ma live in concert.
ON TOUR

Yo-Yo Ma

34
critic concert reviews
jazz

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
34
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
81
%
Based on 
4
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Based on 34 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Yo-Yo Ma is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Yo-Yo Ma concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary, cinematic, heartfelt, dazzling, hypnotic, and flawless. Yo-Yo Ma is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Yo-Yo Ma concerts? Yo-Yo Ma concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Yo-Yo Ma? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Yo-Yo Ma range from $150,000 - $750,000, with Yo-Yo Ma's current estimated booking fee to be around $500,000.

On tour

(empty)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Paris, France (10/7/1955)
Bio
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-famous Chinese-American cellist. He is considered one of the best cellists in the world and has made over 50 albums.
Has Performed With
Emanuel Ax, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Star Tribune (USA)

March 4, 2026
%
The program included works by Edward Elgar, William Walton, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Benjamin Britten.

Grateful Web (USA)

September 5, 2025
%
Worlds Collide: Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma in Berkeley

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

April 9, 2025
%
A Life Well Lived, Thought and Performed, Yo-Yo Ma at the Arlington

The Guardian (UK)

November 3, 2024
100
%
Yo-Yo Ma Live At The Barbican, London

The Boston Globe (USA)

April 10, 2024
%
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott celebrate a long and beautiful friendship

The Boston Globe (USA)

October 13, 2023
%
Yo-Yo Ma makes Shostakovich concertos the main event with BSO

Chicago Tribune (USA)

May 2, 2023
%
Yo-Yo Ma with the CSO: Sometimes messy, sometimes touching, but it’s Yo-Yo Ma

Past critic reviews published in

The Boston Globe (USA), Nippertown (USA), The Washington Post (USA), The Boston Globe (USA), Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (USA) and more

Image Credit

World Economic Forum [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains) (6 September 2023)