Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to speak at MIT about the role of culture

World-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma is set to give a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The school says Ma will visit the campus on Monday to deliver a talk titled Yo-Yo Ma: Culture, Understanding and Survival as part of a lecture series featuring figures in modern thought.

Ma is a prolific performer who has recorded more than 100 albums and has worked to promote collaboration among artists from different cultures.

He was born in Paris and became a child prodigy after learning the cello at age four. He has won 18 Grammy awards, the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.