Yo-Yo Ma Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$30,000,000

Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese-American cellist who has a net worth of $30 million. He became well known as a child prodigy and went on to produce over eighty albums and win eighteen Grammy Awards. His primary performance instrument is a Montagnana cello which he has nicknamed ‘Petunia’. The cello was built in 1733 and is valued at $3-5 million. Yo-Yo once left Petunia in a NYC taxi cab. Miraculously, the instrument was returned unharmed. Petunia’s neck was damaged by airport security in 1999, forcing him to use an instrument from a museum for a concert in Taiwan.

Key facts:

Yo-Yo Ma is a Chinese-American cellist.

He became well known as a child prodigy and began performing in front of audiences at the age of five.

Ma has produced over eighty albums and won eighteen Grammy Awards.

His primary performance instrument is a Montagnana cello nicknamed 'Petunia' that was built in 1733 and valued at $3-5 million.

Ma has collaborated with various artists and musicians, including vocalist Bobby McFerrin, bassist Edgar Meyer, and violinist Mark O'Connor.

Basic Information About Yo-Yo Ma

Category	Celebrities › Rock Stars
Professions	Cellist
Net worth	$30,000,000
Date of birth	1955-10-07 (69 years old)
Place of birth	Paris
Nationality	France
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yo-Yo_Ma_performs_for_President_Ronald_Reagan.jpg
Original Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75855707
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Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989
Date taken: Taken on 6 October 1987

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yoyoma_rice.jpg
Original Source: https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/images/20020422-3-515h.html (direct link)
Author: White House photo by Paul Morse
Date taken: Taken on 22 April 2002

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yo-Yo_Ma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2008.jpg
Original Source: Yo-Yo Ma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008
Author: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 25 January 2008

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