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==Awards and recognition== ;Grammy Award [[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]]: *[[Grammy Awards of 1986|1986]]: ''[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]]: Cello and Piano Sonatas in E Minor Op. 38, and F Op. 99'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1987|1987]]: ''[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]: Cello and Piano Sonata No. 4 in C & Variations'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1992|1992]]: ''Brahms: Piano Quartets Op. 25, Op. 26'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1993|1993]]: ''Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1996|1996]]: ''Brahms/Beethoven/[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]: Clarinet Trios'' [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance]]: *[[Grammy Awards of 1990|1990]]: ''[[Samuel Barber|Barber]]: Cello Concerto, Op. 22/[[Benjamin Britten|Britten]]: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68'' *1993: ''[[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]: Sinfonia Concertante/[[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]: Variations on a Rococo Theme'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1995|1995]]: ''The New York Album – Works of [[Stephen Albert|Albert]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]] & [[Ernest Bloch|Bloch]]'' *[[Grammy Awards of 1998|1998]]: ''Yo-Yo Ma Premieres – Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse'' [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance]]: *[[Grammy Awards of 1985|1985]]: ''Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites'' [[Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition]]: *1995: ''The New York Album'', ''[[Stephen Albert]]: Cello Concerto'' [[Grammy Award for Best Classical Album]]: *1998: ''Yo-Yo Ma Premieres – Danielpour, Kirchner, Rouse'' [[Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album]]: *[[Grammy Awards of 1999|1999]]: ''Soul of the Tango – The Music of [[Astor Piazzolla]]'' *[[Grammy Awards of 2001|2001]]: ''[[Appalachian Journey]]'' *[[Grammy Awards of 2004|2004]]: ''Obrigado Brazil'' *[[Grammy Awards of 2009|2009]]: ''[[Songs of Joy & Peace (album)|Songs of Joy & Peace]]'' [[Grammy Award for Best Folk Album]]: *[[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2012]]: ''[[The Goat Rodeo Sessions]]'' w/ [[Stuart Duncan]], [[Edgar Meyer]] & [[Chris Thile]] [[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album]]: *[[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]: ''Sing Me Home'' – Yo-Yo Ma & [[The Silk Road Ensemble]] [[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance]]: *[[64th Annual Grammy Awards|2022]]: ''Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope and Tears'' – Yo-Yo Ma & [[Emanuel Ax]] === Honorary doctorates === * 1991: Honorary Doctor of Music, [[Harvard University]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=University |date=2016-08-24 |title=Yo-Yo Ma, The Child Prodigy Was A Harvard Graduate |url=https://www.universityherald.com/articles/38339/20160824/yo-ma-child-prodigy-harvard-graduate.htm |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=University Herald |language=en}}</ref> * 2005: Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts, [[Princeton University]] * 2019: Honorary Doctor of Music, [[University of Oxford]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary degree recipients for 2019 announced |date=March 25, 2019 |url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-03-25-honorary-degree-recipients-2019-announced |access-date=June 26, 2019 |publisher=The University of Oxford}}</ref> *2019: Honorary Doctor of Arts, [[Dartmouth College]]<ref>{{cite web |date=June 7, 2019 |title=Yo-Yo Ma (Doctor of Arts) |url=https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2019/06/yo-yo-ma-doctor-arts |access-date=July 1, 2019 |publisher=Dartmouth College}}</ref> *2021: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, [[Mount Holyoke College]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-23 |title=Congratulations, Class of 2021! {{!}} Mount Holyoke College |url=https://www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-stories/congratulations-class-2021 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Mtholyoke.edu |language=en}}</ref> *2022: Honorary Doctor of Music, [[Stony Brook University]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Receives Honorary Doctorate in Music from Stony Brook University {{!}} |url=https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/yo-yo-ma-receives-honorary-doctorate-in-music-prior-to-staller-center-gala/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=SBU News |language=en-US}}</ref> *2022: Honorary Doctor of Music, [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=Columbia's 2022 Honorary Degree Recipients Announced {{!}} |url=https://news.columbia.edu/news/columbias-2022-honorary-degree-recipients-announced#:~:text=On%20May%2018%2C%202022%2C%20Columbia,the%20University%20Medal%20for%20Excellence. |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Columbia University in the City of New York |language=en-US}}</ref> ;Others *1978: [[Avery Fisher Prize]] *1993: Member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yo-Yo Ma|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/yo-yo-ma|access-date=2021-12-01|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}}</ref> *1999: [[The Glenn Gould Prize]] *1999: Member of the [[American Philosophical Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Yo-Yo+Ma&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-12-01|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> *2001: [[National Medal of Arts]]<ref name=arts/> *2004: [[Arts First|Harvard Arts Medal]]<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Harvard Arts Medal |url=https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/harvard-arts-medal |publisher=Harvard University Office for the Arts |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> *2004: [[Latin Grammy Awards|Latin Grammy for Best Instrumental Album]] at the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2004|Latin Grammy Awards]] for ''Obrigado Brazil'' *2006: [[Dan David Prize]] *2006: [[Léonie Sonning Music Prize]] *2011: [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/m/ma-mn/yo-yo-ma/|title=Yo-Yo Ma|website=Kennedy-center.org|access-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> *2011: [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/02/15/watch-live-president-obama-honors-presidential-medal-freedom-recipients Watch Live: President Obama Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients | The White House]. Whitehouse.gov. Retrieved on July 1, 2011.</ref><ref name="Freedom"/> *2012: [[Polar Music Prize]] *2012: [[Songlines Music Awards]] - Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration for ''[[The Goat Rodeo Sessions]]'' *2013: [[Gramophone Hall of Fame]] inductee *2013: [[The Vilcek Foundation|Vilcek Prize in Contemporary Music]]<ref>{{cite web|title = Yo-Yo Ma Awarded $100,000 Vilcek Prize|url = http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/yo-yo-ma-awarded-100000-vilcek-prize/|website = NewMusicBox|date = February 5, 2013|access-date = November 11, 2015}}</ref> *2014: [[Fred Rogers]] Legacy Award - Inaugural Recipient. Upon reception of the award, Ma stated, "This is perhaps the greatest honor I've ever received." *2016: [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.france-phaleristique.com/oal_promo_10-02-2016.htm|title=Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Nominations et promotions du 10-02-2016|website=France-phaleristique.com|access-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> *2020: [[Asia Game Changer Award]] from the [[Asia Society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2020/09/17/asia-game-changer-award-for-ny-based-celebrity-chef-visas-khanna-442448/|title=Asia Game Changer award for NY based celebrity chef Vikas Khanna|last=Kumar|first=Arun|date=September 17, 2020|work=The American Bazaar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923044156/https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2020/09/17/asia-game-changer-award-for-ny-based-celebrity-chef-visas-khanna-442448/|archive-date=September 23, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> *2021: [[Praemium Imperiale]]<ref>[https://www.praemiumimperiale.org/en/laureate-en/laureates-en/content/2021-en Praemium Imperiale 2021] ''Praemiumimperiale.org'' Accessed September 5, 2022</ref> *2022: [[Birgit Nilsson Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/yo-yo-ma-receives-the-2022-birgit-nilsson-prize/|title=Yo-Yo Ma receives the 2022 Birgit Nilsson Prize|website=Limelightmagazine.com.au|access-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> *2024: [[Royal Philharmonic Society|Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/yo-yo-ma-awarded-the-royal-philharmonic-society-gold-medal/18861.article|title=Yo-Yo Ma awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal|website=[[The Strad]]|access-date=January 30, 2025}}</ref>
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