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Yo-Yo Ma offered a graciously warm performance of Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile for cello and strings with student musicians.

Listen Yo-Yo Ma Headlines Tanglewood's 75th Anniversary Concert WGBH

August 13, 2012 – Hear an all-star performance with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, Yo-Yo Ma and James Taylor. WGBH

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Yo-Yo Ma's latest Americana exploration features his work with mandolinist Chris Thile, bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddler Stuart Duncan.

Listen Yo-Yo Ma's Bluegrass-Inspired 'Goat Rodeo'

November 21, 2011 – The cellist's latest Americana exploration features Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan.

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Conductor James Levine rehearses the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007.

Read Around The Classical Internet: September 9, 2011

September 9, 2011 – A new era at the Met, a death in Italy and Chinese lessons in Beijing.

Read And Away We Go: Classical Summer Music Festivals 2011

June 16, 2011 – A midsummer night's dream of good music happening at festivals from coast to coast.

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Read Around The Classical Internet: May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011 – Early recordings streaming for free, Springing for Music and the latest from Philadelphia.

Cellist Pablo Casals, violinist Fritz Kreisler, pianist Harold Bauer and conductor Walter  Damrosch in 1904.

Read 120 Years At Carnegie Hall

May 5, 2011 – From Tchaikovsky to Terry Riley: 120 years of artists at the world's most famous venue.

Read Around The Classical Internet: April 22, 2011

April 23, 2011 – From bankrupt orchestras to the Pulitzer Prize, it all happened this week in classical music.

Read The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: J-M

November 13, 2009 – The decade's 50 most important recordings continues, from Norah Jones to Jason Moran.

Listen Yo-Yo Ma On Recorded Music At Inauguration

January 23, 2009 – It was feared the frigid temperatures would crack instruments and break strings.

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Read What's The Big Deal With Inauguration 'Lip-Synching'?

January 23, 2009 – The musical preface to the president's swearing in was a fake: classical-music lip-syncing.

Listen Yo-Yo Ma Picks Music Contest Winners

January 16, 2009 – Hear pieces from a composer and arranger of music for hand bells, and a heavy-metal guitarist.

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Listen Yo-Yo Ma Seeks Online Collaborators

December 24, 2008 – The world-famous cellist is asking fans and fellow musicians to play music with him.

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Read Invoking Improv: Best Classical CDs Of 2008 APM

December 9, 2008 – A look at 10 classical performers who are reviving the art of improv in both new and old music. APM

Listen Robot Performs with Yo-Yo Ma

May 13, 2008 – The Detroit Symphony will be led by Honda's ASIMO robot Tuesday.

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