Career

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)

2010–present

Judson and Joyce Creative Consultant Chicago, Illinois USA

ALBUMS RELEASED

2013

Cellist with The Silk Road Ensemble A Playlist Without Borders

2012

Cellist with Kathryn Stott, Joseph Gramley, Sergio and Odair Assad Viva Brazil Live EP

2011

Cellist Concertos for the New World (Remastered)

2011

Cellist Impressions

2011

Cellist with Bobby McFerrin Hush (Remastered)

2011

Cellist Haydn: Cello Concertos (Remastered)

2011

Cellist Made in America

2011

Cellist with Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor Appalachia Waltz (Remastered)

2011

Cellist The New York Album (Remastered)

2011

Cellist with Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile The Goat Rodeo Sessions

2011

Cellist with The Silk Road Ensemble Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon (Remastered)

2011

Cellist with Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile The Goat Rodeo Sessions – Exclusive CD + DVD Package

2010

Cellist with Ton Koopman and The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Vivaldi’s Cello (Remastered)

2010

Cellist with Emanuel Ax, Itzhak Perlman and Felix Mendelssohn (Composer) Mendelssohn: Piano Trios, Op. 49 & Op. 66

2008

Cellist including collaborations with many other artists Yo-Yo Ma: Songs of Joy & Peace

2007

Cellist Yo Yo Ma – La Voix Du Violoncelle

2007

Cellist Appassionato

2007

Cellist with The Silk Road Ensemble New Impossibilities

2006

Cellist The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music selected by The Knot’s Carley Roney (2006)

2005

Cellist with Silk Road Ensemble, and Jason Duckles Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

2005

Cellist with Itzhak Perlman Memoirs of a Geisha

2004

Cellist The Dvorák Album

2004

Cellist Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2004

Cellist with clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad, singer/guitarist Rosa Passos, pianist Kathryn Scott, percussionist Cyro Baptista, and bassist Nilson Matta Obrigado Brazil – Live In Concert

2004

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

2003

Cellist with Kathryn Stott Paris – La Belle Époque

2003

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas – Expanded Edition

2003

Cellist Simply Baroque – Expanded Edition

2003

Cellist Obrigado Brazil (2003)

2003

Cellist with Bélo Fleck, Billy Joel, Charoltte Church, Duetto (Marcelo Álvarez and Salvatore Licitra), Mario Frangoulis, Mary Fahl, Murray Perahia, OperaBabes, John Williams, Summer Classics For A New Century

2002

Cellist Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Piano Trio “Dumky”

2002

Cellist with Silk Road Ensemble (Performer), Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, and Kayhan Kalhor Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

2002

Cellist Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

2002

Cellist with John Williams and the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles Yo-Yo Ma Plays The Music of John Williams

2001

Cellist with Bond, Sarah Brightman, Charlotte Church, Luciano Pavarotti, Russell Watson and many others Classical Hits

2001

Cellist Classic Yo-Yo

2000

Cellist with Johann Sebastian Bach (Performer), Luigi Boccherini (Performer), Ton Koopman (Performer), and The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra (Performer) Simply Baroque II

2000

Cellist with John Corigliano (Composer), Emanuel Ax (Performer), James Tocco (Performer) Corigliano: Phantasmagoria

1999

Cellist Solo

1999

Cellist with Paul Winter, Pamela Frank, Sam Waterston, Derrick Inouye, Orchestra of St. Luke's and Betty Baisch's Choral Associates Stock: Lulie the Iceberg

1998

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Brahms Cello Sonatas

1998

Cellist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Tavener: The Protecting Veil & Wake Up…and Die

1997

Cellist Piazzolla: Soul of the Tango

1995

Cellist with the New York Philhamonic Dvorák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104; Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 30

1995

Cellist Greatest Hits: Saint-Saëns (1995)

1995

Cellist Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Clarinet Trios (1995)

1994

Cellist with Emanuel Ax and Pamela Frank Chopin: Chamber Music

1994

Cellist with Rudolf Firkusny, Itzhak Perlman, Frederica von Stade, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Seiji Ozawa (Conductor) Dvorák In Prague: A Celebration

1994

Cellist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The New York Album

1992

Cellist with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Lorin Maazel Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Tchaikovsky: Rococco Variations; Andante Cantabile

1991

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas

1991

Cellist Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2; Violin Concerto No. 3

1990

Cellist Don Quixote, Op. 35

1990

Cellist Portrait Of Yo-Yo Ma

1989

Cellist with Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Issac Stern The Japanese Album

1989

Cellist Barber: Cello Concerto; Britten: Symphony for Cello & Orchestra

1989

Cellist Great Cello Concertos: Dvorák, Elgar, Haydn, Saint-Säens, Schumann

1989

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Strauss and Britten Cello Sonatas

1989

Cellist with Sofiya Gubaidulina, Dmitry Shostakovich, Kim Kashkashian, Daniel Phillips, and Gidon Kremer Shostakovich: Quartet No.15; Gubaidulina: Rejoice

1989

Cellist with Stephane Grappelli Anything Goes The Music of Cole Porter

1989

Cellist Portrait of Yo-Yo Ma

1989

Cellist Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Cello Concerto

1987

Cellist Boccherini: Cello Concerto; J.C. Bach: Sinfionia Concertante

1987

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas (1987)

1986

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.4; Variations

1986

Cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Seiji Ozawa Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 & Schoenberg: Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra (Arr. from Harpsichord Concerto by Mathias Georg Monn)

1986

Cellist Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Silent Woods; Rondo

1985

Cellist Japanese Melodies

1985

Cellist with Andre Previn (Conductor), and the London Symphony Orchestra Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos

1985

Cellist Schubert: Quintet in C Major

1984

Cellist with Claude Bolling Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio

1984

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos.3 & 5

1984

Cellist with Kenneth Cooper Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

1984

Cellist with Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), and the Philadelphia Orchestra Shostakovich, Kabalevsky: Cello Concertos

1983

Cellist Kreisler, Paganini: Works

1983

Cellist with Emanuel Ax Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op.5, Nos.1 & 2

LIVE PERFORMANCES

2013

Played the Sarabande from Bach's Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor; also, he and other musicians accompanied members of the Boston Children's Chorus in a hymn.[28 Interfaith service to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings / Cathedral of the Holy Cross

2011

Performed with American dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture / in the United States and in China

2011

Performer Memorial for Steve Jobs / Stanford University's Memorial Church

2009

Accompanied Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a rendition of "With A Little Help From My Friends" National Arts Centre Gala / Ottawa, Ontario Canada

2009

Performed the Sarabande movement from Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 and Franck's Panis Angelicus with Plácido Domingo. Funeral mass for Senator Edward M. Kennedy

2009

Solo cello performer with John Ferrari and Ayano Kataoka World premiere of Bruce Adolphe's "Self Comes to Mind" / American Museum of Natural History in New York City

2009

Performed John Williams's "Air and Simple Gifts" with Itzhak Perlman (violin), Gabriela Montero (piano), and Anthony McGill (clarinet) Inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama

2005

Appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra / Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA

2002

Performed a special arrangement of Sting's "Fragile" with Sting and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics / Salt Lake City, Utah USA

2002

Played the Sarabande from Bach's Suite in C minor (#5) while the first of the names of the dead were read in remembrance on the first anniversary of 9/11 First performer at the site of the World Trade Center

2001

Performed a duet with Condoleezza Rice Presentation of the 2001 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Awards

1986

Performed with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, conductor New York Philharmonic's tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty / Central Park

MEDIA APPEARANCES

2011

Performed songs from The Goat Rodeo Sessions with fellow musicians Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile The Colbert Report

2008

Guest and performer The Colbert Report

2007

Guest on the "Not My Job" segment Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Accomplishments of note

Performed for eight American presidents, most recently at the invitation of President Obama on the occasion of the 56th Inaugural Ceremony

Starred in the visual accompaniment to his recordings of Bach's Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello

Invited to press events by Apple Inc. and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs and has performed on stage during event keynote presentations, as well as appearing in a commercial for the Macintosh computer

Appeared twice on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and developed a friendship with creator and host Fred Rogers

Appeared on The West Wing (episode "Noël", performed the prelude to Bach's Cello Suite No.1 at a Congressional Christmas party)

Appeared in an episode of the animated children's television series Arthur, as well as Sesame Street

Professional honors and awards

2012

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Folk Album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions w/ Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

2011

Kennedy Center Honoree Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center Lifetime of contributions to American culture

2009

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Classical Crossover Album: Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Classical B001BN1V8U)

2004

Latin Grammy Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Best Instrumental Album: Obrigado Brazil (Sony 89935)

2001

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Classical Crossover Album: Appalachian Journey (Sony 66782)

1999

Fifth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate Glenn Gould Foundation

1999

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Best Classical Crossover Album: Soul of the Tango – The Music of Ástor Piazzolla (Sony Classical 63122)

1998

Gemini Award Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series: Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997) For episode "Falling Down Stairs"

1998

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Classical Album: Yo-Yo Ma Premieres – Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse (Sony Classical 66299)

1998

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: Yo-Yo Ma Premieres – Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse (Sony Classical 66299)

1996

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance: National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Chamber Music Performance: Brahms/Beethoven/Mozart: Clarinet Trios (Sony 57499)

1995

Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition: National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Classical Contemporary Composition: The New York Album, Stephen Albert: Cello Concerto (Sony 57961)

1995

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: The New York Album – Works of Albert, Bartók & Bloch (Sony 57961)

1993

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante/Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme (Sony 48382)

1993

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Chamber Music Performance: Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano (Sony 48191)

1992

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Chamber Music Performance: Brahms: Piano Quartets Op. 25, Op. 26 (Sony 45846)

1991

Primetime Emmy Award Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming: Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990)

1990

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance: Barber: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 (CBS 44900)

1987

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Chamber Music Performance: Beethoven: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C & Variations (CBS 42121)

1986

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Chamber Music Performance: Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor Op. 38, and F Op. 99 (RCA 17022)

1985

Grammy Award National Academy of Recording Arts and Science Best Instrumental Soloist Performance: Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites (CBS 37867)

1978

Avery Fisher Prize Avery Fisher Artist Program / Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Outstanding achievement and excellence in classical music