Before Yo-Yo Ma became one of the most renowned and celebrated cellists, he wanted to play the double bass. But it was too big for his four-year-old hands. Over time, Ma honed his amazing talent, and his music became a reflection of his own life between borders, cultures, disciplines, and generations.
Since then, he has recorded over a hundred albums, won nineteen Grammy Awards, performed for eight American presidents, and received the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, just to name a few accomplishments.
Staying true to himself, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the US-Mexico border at the Rio Grande on April 13, 2019, as part of his multi-continent “Bach Project” tour to prove a point—through music, we can build bridges rather than walls between different cultures.
Featured in WOW Review Volume XVI, Issue 2.
- ISBN: 9780062994547
- Author: Ho, Joanna
- Illustrator: Martinez, Teresa
- Published: 2021 , HarperCollins
- Themes: Biographies, Emigration and immigration, Music
- Descriptors: Americas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40