Artist
Yo-Yo Ma
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Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris on October 7, 1955, to Chinese parents and had a musical upbringing. His mother, Marina Lu, was a singer and his father, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, was a violinist and professor of music at Nanjing National Central University (predecessor of the present-day Nanjing University). His sister, Yeou-Cheng Ma, played the violin before obtaining a medical degree and becoming a pediatrician. The family moved to New York when Ma was seven years old.
From the earliest possible age, Ma played the violin, piano and later viola, but settled on cello in 1960 at age four. Ma jokes that his first choice was the double bass due to its large size, but he compromised and took up cello instead. The child prodigy began performing before audiences at age five and performed for presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy when he was seven.
Ma is married to Jill Hornor, an arts consultant. They have two children, Nicholas and Emily. Although he personally considers it the "worst epithet he's ever faced", he was still "tagged" in 2001 as "Sexiest Classical Musician" by People. He has continued to receive such accolades over the years, including from AARP in 2012. However, he has also been praised as a man of unquestionable character. He has also been singled out for his humble spirit, self-effacing manner, and humanitarianism.
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July
Kendji Girac
08:30 PMJounieh Bay
MARCEL KHALIFEH
08:00 PMBaalbeck
Transportation Baalbeck - Marcel Khalifeh
03:00 PMTransportation Baalbeck
Raul Di Blasio - Barouk
06:30 PMbarouk Cedar
Georges Wassouf
09:00 PMForum de Beyrouth
Nassif Zeytoun
08:30 PMbatroun
Beirut International Beer Event-Single Entry
4th or 5th or 6th Jul.19 | Beirut Hippodrome
Beirut International Beer Event-Early Bird Ticket
4th or 5th or 6th July 2019 | Beirut Hippodrome
BIBE- 3 Days Pass
4-5&6 July 2019 | Beirut Hippodrome
Destination Fame
07:00 PMPlage des Rois
Raul Di Blasio - Tannourine
06:30 PMTannourine
MELODY GARDOT
08:00 PMBaalbeck
Transportation Baalbeck - Melody Gardot
03:00 PMTransportation Baalbeck
WAEL KFOURY
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
Magida El Roumi
08:30 PMJounieh Bay
MARC LAVOINE
08:30 PMByblos
Transportation-Marc Lavoine
12:00 AMTransportation Byblos
Smile Lebanon
06:30 PMThe Cedars
Cedars Transportation - Smile Lebanon
02:00 PMTransportation Cedars
NASSIF ZEYTOUN
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
Georges Tawil and the Band
08:00 PMSidon
Tindersticks
09:00 PMMusicHall
University Music Clubs of Lebanon
07:30 PMSidon
Farah Nakhoul
08:00 PMSidon
STARS 80
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
A WORLD PREMIERE GABRIEL YARED & YASMINA JOUMBLAT
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
Adonis
08:30 PMJounieh Bay
Transportation Tyre Festival - Melhem Zein
12:00 AMTransportation Tyre
ZIAD RAHBANI
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
DEPARDIEU CHANTE BARBARA
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
An Evening with ABDEL HALIM Cine-Concert
08:00 PMBaalbeck
Transportation Baalbeck - Cine Concert
03:00 PMTransportation Baalbeck
QUEEN SYMPHONIC
08:30 PMByblos
Transportation-Queen Symphonic
12:00 AMTransportation Byblos
Transportation Tyre Festival - Rami Ayach
12:00 AMTransportation Tyre
YANNI
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
BROKEN WINGS A NEW MUSICAL BASED ON GIBRAN KHALIL
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
BROKEN WINGS A NEW MUSICAL BASED ON GIBRAN KHALIL GIBRAN
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
BROKEN WINGS A NEW MUSICAL BASED ON GIBRAN KHALIL GIBRAN
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
REQUIEM DE VERDI
08:00 PMBaalbeck
ELISSA
09:00 PMBeirut Waterfront
Transportation Baalbeck - Requiem de Verdi
03:00 PMTransportation Baalbeck
Kadim Al Sahir
08:30 PMEhden
CHARBEL ROUHANA & MELHEM ZEIN
08:30 PMByblos
Transportation-Charbel Rouhana& Melhem Zein
12:00 AMTransportation Byblos
Transportation Ehdeniyat-Kadim Al sahir
12:00 AMTransportation Ehden
Ghinwa
06:00 PMForum de Beyrouth
Helene Segara
09:00 PMFAQRA KFARDEBIAN
Transportation Faqra - Helene Segara
12:00 AMTransportation Faqra
Kadim Al Sahir
08:30 PMEhden
Transportation Ehdeniyat-Kadim Al sahir
12:00 AMTransportation Ehden
For Hope - Anthony Touma
08:00 PMForum de Beyrouth
Ghassan Saliba
10:00 PMHammana
Kadim Al Sahir
08:30 PMEhden
Transportation Ehdeniyat-Kadim Al sahir
12:00 AMTransportation Ehden
For Hope - Daneel Sayegh
08:00 PMForum de Beyrouth
For Hope - Fun Fun Festival 3 Days Pass
26th - 27th & 28th July 2019 | Forum de Beyrouth
Ghassan Saliba
09:00 PMFAQRA KFARDEBIAN
Wael Mansour-Hicham Haddad-AL Forsan Al Arbaa
05:00 PMHammana
A DOUBLE PIANO CONCERT BY ABDEL RAHMAN EL BACHA AND BILLY EIDI
08:30 PMBeiteddine Palace
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