Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society, or engaging unexpected musical forms, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.
This season, experience the incomparable cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in solo recital at Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
No conductor. No orchestra. Just Yo-Yo Ma and his cello, for an intimate solo recital. This program will offer a wide-ranging reflection on the emotional depth and expressive power of the instrument. It’s an invitation to experience one of the world’s most revered artists in a setting that’s both personal and profound.
His discography of more than 120 albums (including 19 Grammy Award winners) ranges from iconic renditions of the Western classical canon to recordings that defy categorization, such as “Hush” with Bobby McFerrin and the “Goat Rodeo Sessions” with Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile. Yo-Yo’s recent releases include “Six Evolutions,” his third recording of Bach’s cello suites, and “Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 ‘Ghost’ / Op. 11 ‘Gassenhauer,’” the fourth in a series of Beethoven recordings with pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
This will be the eleventh time the Series has brought Yo-Yo Ma to Kansas City, and the first time in solo cello recital.
Tuesday, Dec 2, 7 PM, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
