With which orchestral instrument would you associate Yo-Yo Ma?
Yo-Yo Ma Zoltán Kodály's solo sonata. Ma's primary performance instrument is the cello nicknamed "Petunia", built by Domenico Montagnana in 1733, and valued at US$2.5 million. It was named Petunia by a student who approached him after one of his classes in Salt Lake City asking if he had a nickname for his cello. He said, "No, but if I play for you, will you name it?" She chose Petunia and it stuck. Yo-Yo Ma accidentally left this cello in a taxicab in New York City in 1999, but it was quickly returned undamaged. Another of Ma's cellos, the "Davidov Stradivarius", was
Yo-Yo Ma Musician initiative. Yo-Yo Ma is represented by the independent artist management firm Opus 3 Artists. Also in 2010, he appeared on a solo album by guitarist Carlos Santana, "Guitar Heaven : The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time", playing alongside Santana and singer India Arie on a Beatles' classic, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". In 2015, Ma performed alongside singer-songwriter and guitarist James Taylor for two separate tracks on Taylor's chart-topping record Before This World: "You And I Again", in addition to the title track. Ma formed his own Silk Road Ensemble, following the trade route which for more than