Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to speak at MIT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma is set to give a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The school says Ma will visit campus Monday to deliver a talk titled "Yo-Yo Ma: Culture, Understanding and Survival " as part of a lecture series featuring figures in modern thought.
Ma is a prolific performer who has recorded more than 100 albums and has worked to promote collaboration among artists from different cultures.
He was born in Paris and became a child prodigy after learning the cello at age 4. He has won 18 Grammy Awards, along with the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.