Who is Yo-Yo Ma’s wife Jill Hornor? Her Bio: Age, Kids, Family, Facts, Ethnicity, Married



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Short Info

Net Worth $12 million, $12 million
Date Of Birth October 7, 1955
Spouse Jill Hornor, Jill Hornor
Fact Attended Harvard University from 1972-1976



Who is Jill Hornor?

Jill Hornor is the wife of famous musician, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and a proud mother of their two children; the couple has been married since 1978. She is an art consultant, but there is no information about her accomplishments, and is also a German professor. Unfortunately, information about her birthdate and place remain unknown in the media.

Early Life, and Education

From an early age Jill was interested in music, and took up the violin. Then while in Mount Holyoke High School, she become a part of the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Once she matriculated, Jill enrolled at Cornell University, from which she graduated with a degree in German literature. During her studies, she spent a year in Paris and has lived in several other European cities.

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First Meeting with Yo-Yo Ma

Jill and Yo-Yo Ma met when they were both still teenagers, and as university separated them, they stayed in touch by messaging and email. The couple began a romantic relationship, which eventually resulted in marriage.

Popularity Through Marriage

If it wasn’t for Yo-Yo Ma, we might have never heard about Jill; detailed information about her still remain unknown in the media. However, the couple married in 1978, and since then they have welcomed two children, Emily Hornor Ma and Nicholas.

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Jill Hornor Husband, Yo-Yo Ma

Unfortunately, information such as Jill’s career, net worth and other important details remain unknown to the media. So, stay with us for a few details about her husband, the Grammy Award-winning cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. He was born on the 7th of October 1955, in Paris, France of Chinese ancestry. He is a world-renowned cellist, who has released over 90 albums, and thanks to his accomplishments has won 18 Grammy Awards. Yo-Yo was initially recognized as a child prodigy, whose professional career began when he was only five years old. He is the son of Hiao-Tsiun Ma, who was a violinist and worked as a professor of music at Nanjing University, and mother Marina Lu, who was a singer. So, under the influence of his family, from an early age he learned to play several instruments, and as a five-year-old boy began performing. At the age of seven he moved to New York with the family, where he went to The Juilliard School. Then he enrolled at Columbia University, but changed to attend Harvard College, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1976.

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Yo-Yo Ma’s Success

He is the art director of the orchestra Silk Road Ensemble, and he is the one responsible for creating soundtracks for films such as “Seven Years On Tibet” (1997), “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000), “Memoirs Of A Geisha”, and several others.

Ma has also released more than 90 albums, which have also increased his net worth, and for which he is a recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and numerous other prestigious awards, such as Avery Fisher Prize which he received in 1978, Glenn Gould Prize in 2011, Dan David Prize in 2006, and others. Ma was also awarded with National Medal of Arts in 2001, and ten years later he received Presidential Medal of Freedom, plus in 2012 he was the recipient of the Polar Music Prize. Yo-Yo Ma’s net worth is estimated at $20 million.

General Info

Full Name Yo-Yo Ma
Net Worth $12 million, $12 million
Date Of Birth October 7, 1955
Height 1.78 m, 1.78 m
Profession Composer, Cellist, Educator, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Composer, Cellist, Educator, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Education Harvard University, Juilliard School, Columbia University, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Harvard University, Juilliard School, Columbia Lions men’s basketball, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France

Family

Spouse Jill Hornor, Jill Hornor
Children Emily Ma, Nicholas Ma, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Nicholas Ma, Emily Ma, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Parents Marina Lu, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Marina Lu, Hiao-Tsiun Ma, Hamburg, Germany, Paris, France, Lyon, France
Siblings Yeou-Cheng Ma, Yeou-Cheng Ma

Accomplishments

Awards Kennedy Center Honors, Polar Music Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, National Medal of Arts, Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Avery Fisher Prize, Glenn Gould Prize, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Dan David Prize, Grammy Award fo…
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Children’s, Miami, FL, United States, Houston, TX, USA, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New…
TV Shows Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach, Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach

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Quotes

# Quote
1 [on being considered a trail-blazer in world music] I basically think that if you open yourself up to a lot of things, history kind of makes you step back from what you are doing. You just feel, ‘Let’s make something happen!’. It’s a very slight change in attitude, but it does have ramifications in terms of what comes out. Essentially, you face an audience, you face your colleagues, and you say ‘This is all we have, let’s do something with it. There are many different reasons why people are in this room. Let’s do something worthwhile and make it count. There are so many people in the world, so many different forms of expression. So who are we? What we do? Let’s make this as precious as we can’. Maybe getting older has something to do with this attitude. Being aware of a much larger world, you’re aware of the scale and the total inconsequence of your own being. But what you can say is: any single voice does matter. Any individual action is in fact a human voice that is there to witness the world. That, in itself, is worthwhile. You have to keep both things in your head at once – the biggest possible picture and the most minute one – the ‘right now’. Then you have access to both objective and subjective narratives, you have perspective, so you don’t get lost.
2 Whenever I’ve had a dull moment in performing, it becomes absolutely, exquisitely painful. When it’s good you know, no matter how difficult the music is, time just flies by. When it’s not, time becomes excruciatingly slow – you’re Sisyphus pushing that boulder up the hill that never ends. People might still say,’That was a good performance’, but you feel absolutely horrible because you weren’t connecting with what the music is about. When I do connect, then I have the easiest job in the world.
3 I’d like to think that the the four strings on the cello are attached to my vocal chords. So whatever you think should be reflected in the sound, in the musculature of how you pull the bow and how it comes out, there should be no impediment between the thought and the sound. That’s something that people strive for, but never want to hear ‘So-and-so’s a great instrumentalist’. What you want to hear is, ‘Oh, that makes me think’.
4 Grow old gracefully by maintaining your curiosity.
5 I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be its best advocate at that moment.

Facts

# Fact
1 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama. [February 2011]
2 Recipient of the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, along with Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Sonny Rollins, and Meryl Streep.
3 Began playing cello at the age of four.
4 He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2001 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
5 Attended Harvard University from 1972-1976
6 enrolled at Juilliard at age 9
7 Son, NIcholas, born 1983.
8 Daughter, Emily, born 1985.
9 Named People Magazine’s Sexiest Classical Musician 2001.
10 Cellist.

Pictures

Movies

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Mozart in the Jungle 2016 TV Series performer – 2 episodes
Captain Fantastic 2016 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010, Prélude”
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Ex Machina 2015 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite #1 in G Major BWV 1007 – Préludé”
Bill W. 2012 Documentary performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Courante”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Prelude, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007- Sarabande”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008- Prelude”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009- Bourree I/II”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010- Bourree I/II”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010- Courante”,
American Horror Story 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Independent Lens 2003-2011 TV Series documentary performer – 2 episodes
You Don’t Know Jack 2010 TV Movie performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 in D-Minor, BWV 1008: Courante”, “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G-Major, BWV 1007: Prélude”
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 2009 TV Mini-Series documentary performer – 2 episodes
President Obama: The Inauguration 2009 TV Movie performer: “Air and Simple Gifts”
Tühirand 2006 Short performer: “Libertango” – uncredited
Great Performances 2004 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 performer: “Prelude From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007”
The Company 2003 performer: “Suite for Unaccompanied Cello, No. 1, BWV 1007 in G Major, V. Menuett”
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy 2003 Video performer: “Triple Concerto”
Alias 2002 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Kindergarten 2001 TV Mini-Series performer: “HUSH”
Sex and the City 2001 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Hush! 2001 performer: “Hush Little Baby”
De zee die denkt 2000 “The Protecting Veil”
The West Wing 2000 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 performer: “A Love Before Time”, “Moonlight Lover” Mandarin Version
You Can Count on Me 2000 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude Instrumental” – uncredited
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 performer: “PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT MAJOR; Opus 16, Second Movement”
The Horse Whisperer 1998 performer: “Sonata in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 5. No. 1”
Frank Lloyd Wright 1998 Documentary performer: “Sonata No. 4 in C Major for Cello and Piano Op. 102, No. 1”
Liberty! The American Revolution 1997 TV Mini-Series performer: “When Bidden to the Wake or Fair”, “Song of the Liberty Bell for Violin and Strings”
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011”
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012”
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009”
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010”
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007”
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri 1997 performer: “Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008”
The Tango Lesson 1997 “I Am You” / performer: “Libertango Reprise”
Mission: Impossible 1996 performer: “Divertimento in E-Flat Major for String Trio K.563”
Before Sunrise 1995 performer: “‘Andante’ from ‘Sonata No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1027′”
Immortal Beloved 1994 performer: “Piano Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 ‘Ghost'”
Another Woman 1988 performer: “Unaccompanied Cello Suite in D Major”

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
The Music of Strangers 2015 Documentary musician: cello
Live from Lincoln Center 2013 TV Series musician – 1 episode
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story 2010 Documentary musician: cello
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea 2009 TV Mini-Series documentary musician – 1 episode
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 musician: cello solos
Suburban Symphony 2004 Video short musician: cello
Great Performances 2004 TV Series musician – 1 episode
Nova 2003 TV Series documentary musician – 1 episode
Naqoyqatsi 2002 Documentary musician: cello solos
Hush! 2001 musician: cello, “Hush Little Baby”
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 musician: cello solos
Seven Years in Tibet 1997 musician: cello solos

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series Yo-Yo Ma
The West Wing 2000 TV Series Yo-Yo Ma
Frasier 1999 TV Series Tom

Composer

Title Year Status Character
Black Lights White Shadows 1986

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Knowledge Is the Beginning 2005 TV Movie special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices 2016 Documentary Himself
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2016 TV Series Himself
38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 2015 TV Special Himself – Performer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 TV Series Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Weekend Today 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
The Music of Strangers 2015 Documentary Himself
BBC Proms 2015 TV Series Himself
Yo-Yo Ma with the LA Phil 2014 Video Himself
Blue Gold: American Jeans 2014 Documentary Himself
Charlie Rose 1995-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
Great Performances 2003-2012 TV Series Himself / Himself – Soloist / Himself (solo cellist)
Gustavo Dudamel & Yo-Yo Ma 2012 Video Himself
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter 2012 Short Himself
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live 2012 TV Movie Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2011 TV Movie Himself – Honoree
Huckabee 2011 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Tavis Smiley 2008-2011 TV Series Himself
The Colbert Report 2008-2011 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2006-2011 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself
9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero, Tenth Anniverary 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself – Cellist
Yo-Yo Ma & Plácido Domingo 2011 Video Himself
Extraordinary Minds: Yo-Yo Ma 2011 Video Himself
Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
The Music Instinct 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself
President Obama: The Inauguration 2009 TV Movie Himself
Chris Botti in Boston 2009 TV Movie Himself
Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace 2008 TV Movie Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2007 TV Special Himself
The Music of ‘Memoirs’ 2006 Video documentary short Himself
Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself
Great Conversations in Music 2005 TV Series Cellist
The 77th Annual Academy Awards 2005 TV Special Himself – Performer
Die Harald Schmidt Show 2003 TV Series Himself
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards 2003 TV Special Himself – Performer
Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Choral Fantasy 2003 Video Himself (cellist)
Arthur 1999-2002 TV Series Himself
Multiple Identities: Encounters with Daniel Barenboim 2002 TV Movie documentary
Good Morning America 2002 TV Series Himself
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony 2002 TV Movie Himself – Performer
A Centennial Toast to Symphony Hall 2002 TV Movie Himself
Classic Yo-Yo Ma 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself
American Masters 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
60 Minutes 2000 TV Series documentary Himself – Cellist (segment “Ben Zander”)
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 1985-1998 TV Series Himself
Mark Morris Dance Group: A Dance Center in Brooklyn 1998 Short Himself
Warrior Songs: King Gesar 1997 TV Special documentary Cello
Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach 1997 TV Series Himself
Bach Cello Suite #5: Struggle for Hope 1997 Himself
Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures 1997 Himself
Bach Cello Suite #3: Falling Down Stairs 1997 Himself
Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande 1997 Himself
Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden 1997 Himself
Bach Cello Suite #2: The Sound of Carceri 1997 Himself
Late Show with David Letterman 1997 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Sesame Street 1988-1993 TV Series Himself
An American Reunion: The People’s Inaugural Celebration 1993 TV Movie Himself
Isaac Stern: A Life – A Biography in Music 1993 TV Movie Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1992 TV Special Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1964-1992 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself – Guest
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams 1991 Video documentary Himself
Carnegie Hall: Live at 100 1990 TV Movie documentary Himself
Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad 1990 TV Special documentary Performer
Live from Lincoln Center 1990 TV Series Himself
Presidential Inaugural Gala 1989 TV Movie Himself
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening 1987 TV Movie Himself
Liberty Weekend 1986 TV Special documentary Himself
Ozawa 1985 TV Movie documentary Himself

Awards

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1998 Gemini Gemini Awards Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (1997)
1991 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music/Dance Programming Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990)
1991 CableACE CableACE Awards Performance in a Music Special or Series Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood (1990)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2001 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Music Wo hu cang long (2000)
1999 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Long Form Music Video Bach Cello Suite #6: Six Gestures (1997)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia