Yo-Yo Ma (simplified Chinese: 马友友; traditional Chinese: 馬友友; pinyin: Mǎ Yǒuyǒu) (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born American cello master, virtuoso, orchestral composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He is one of the most revered cellists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Emanuel Ax (born 8 June 1949) is a Grammy-winning American-Jewish classical pianist. He is currently a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School. He is widely considered to be one of the best living classical pianists. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.