Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott offer solace in their performance of ‘Songs of Comfort and Hope’
Mark Mann/Courtesy
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott stunned with genuine cultural connection, unmasked from the impenetrable highbrow.
Read More…
Cal Performances launches music, theater streaming series
In response to COVID-19 concerns, Cal Performances is launching “Cal Performances at Home,” an online music and theater performance streaming series that will allow viewers to watch performers such as Yo-Yo Ma from their homes.
Read More…
Yo-Yo Ma takes Bach suites to Hearst Greek Theatre with virtuosic performance
When Yo-Yo Ma enters a venue, the reaction is immediate. The 62-year-old cellist is synonymous with classical music itself, and even after decades of recording is still at the forefront of his craft.
Read More…
Asian Youth Orchestra educates, exhilarates at Zellerbach Hall
Yet this list of accomplishments is built almost singlehandedly by the program’s intense dedication to education above all else, a factor that especially shone through in Saturday night’s performance.
Read More…
Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer bring joy to Bach at the Greek Theatre
Berkeley’s Hearst Greek Theatre doesn’t have a roof, but the mandolin, cello and bass trio of Chris Thile, Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer managed to blow it off nonetheless, a feat made all the more more impressive by their choice of Bach arrangements as the evening’s fare. No disrespect to
Read More…
Chris Thile, Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer reinvent Bach on ‘Bach Trios,’ are set to perform at Greek Theatre
One gets the impression, listening to Bach Trios, that the project emerged organically from the years-long friendship between the three musicians.
Read More…
5 study albums that purport to be cool
Whether you are in the library or at a cafe, put any of these albums on and leave the Spotify window open to impress the person studying next to you on the off chance they might accidentally glance over. They’ll silently be intimidated by your hip music, and you’ll feel really cool.
Read More…
Chancellor Dirks to engage the artistic sensibility through Berkeley Talks series
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks has created a platform for Berkeley to engage with the arts in a unique experience: in conversation. Beginning Friday, Cal Performances will present Berkeley Talks, a series of lectures and public forums with a variety of renowned artists, intellectuals and writers. The series, which will take place
Read More…
Yo-Yo Ma quartet concert is cross-genre controlled chaos
Crowds seated in chairs, music free of audience participation and applause limited to breaks between songs are not typical sights or sounds at Berkeley’s Hearst Greek Theatre. On Aug. 24, Cal Performances brought a new kind of show to the venue — “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” a collaborative project featuring
Read More…
Yo-Yo Ma graces Zellerbach
What does one expect from a Yo-Yo Ma concert? Most likely a classy experience. It goes without saying that it takes a cultivated ear to find most classical music compelling. The experience could easily be underwhelming — after all, what is a child prodigy when he is an adult? Thursday
Read More…
