Yo-Yo Ma

Cellist, cultural advocate and Founder, Silkroad · Independent / Silkroad

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Globally renowned cellist whose career spans classical performance, cross-cultural collaboration and public engagement. He founded the global music collective Silkroad and has used cultural projects to connect communities, nature and shared human experience. Geographic context: United States / France-born / Chinese heritage / global.

Davos status

Named by WEF among renowned artistic and cultural leaders in attendance at Annual Meeting 2026.

Last verified: 10 September 2026

Sources & verification

https://www.yo-yoma.com/biography/
https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/a-spirit-of-dialogue-brings-record-numbers-of-world-leaders-to-davos-for-world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/
Recorded research sources. Historical references do not confirm Davos 2027 attendance.

Record last verified: 10 September 2026. Organiser and self-reported pages are labelled as such and are not independent verification.