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Born in Paris, to Chinese parents, Yo-Yo Ma began playing the cello when he was a child. At the age of five he was already playing Bach's challenging cello suites. A short time later, Ma immigrated to the United States with his parents, who established a new home in New York City. This biography of Yo-Yo Ma is for musicians or music enthusiasts. Num Pages: 119 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YQB; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
Born in Paris, France, to Chinese parents, Yo-Yo Ma began playing the cello when he was a child. At the age of five he was already playing Bach's challenging cello suites. A short time later, Ma immigrated to the United States with his parents, who established a new home in New York City. He graduated from Harvard University and in 1978 won the Avery Fisher Prize for outstanding classical music performance. From then on, his career as a cellist went into high gear. He toured the world, appearing with many major orchestras. In addition, Ma has made numerous recordings and ... Read more
Born in Paris, France, to Chinese parents, Yo-Yo Ma began playing the cello when he was a child. At the age of five he was already playing Bach's challenging cello suites. A short time later, Ma immigrated to the United States with his parents, who established a new home in New York City. He graduated from Harvard University and in 1978 won the Avery Fisher Prize for outstanding classical music performance. From then on, his career as a cellist went into high gear. He toured the world, appearing with many major orchestras. In addition, Ma has made numerous recordings and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791092705
SKU
V9780791092705
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