Product Description

Yo-Yo Ma is an internationally acclaimed cello virtuoso. This is the story of his early life from the cradle to his entering Harvard University at the age of 17. It is told by his mother and written by John A. Rallo. There are numerous photographs from the family album.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1008380 in Books
• Published on: 1995-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 170 pages

Customer Reviews

this was great!
this was a great biography! it was written so that it flows; it's packed with information, but really interesting and intriguing to read. i recommend it for anyone, especially music lovers :) it's an influentially beautiful piece.

Sorry but I cannot tell a lie...
This is a bad book! As much as I am a fan of Yo-Yo's music, and with the wish to learn more about this great person, I really felt disappointed after reading this book. The writer, John Rallo, don't seem to know enough about Yo Yo Ma; his writing style was very deattached, it was written like from the 'fourth-person' or maybe the 'nth-person' perspective. Marina Ma, Yo Yo's mother, had her name as the co-author of this book; but she didn't done any of the actual penning. And whatever little information she had related to Mr. Rallo, was common facts that could be found from old newspaper and magazine articles.

It's just wonderful.
It is an absolutely fantastic book. The 'making' of Yo-Yo Ma a great cellist is unveiledto the audience. Mr Ma's unrivalled achievements since his youth are beyond doubt. I find it most touching and enjoyable in the mother's memories of events surrounding the parental families in difficult times; and the conversations amongst the Mas, old and young throughout the period. It is a book of love, care and understanding that has been manifested and shared by these fine people in a tri-cultural background.