SIMULCAST: We the People Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Cello Suites - New Bedford Whaling Museum
Yo-Yo Ma - Photo Bradley Gutierrez

 Friday, November 21, 2025
Doors: 7:00 PM | Program: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Program is offered free of charge, but advance registration is required.

To support future free programs like this, we welcome suggested donations of $10, $20, or $50.
You’ll be able to contribute during checkout by clicking the REGISTER NOW button.

Streamed live from Symphony Hall, Boston

Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston

Produced by Celebrity Series and THE OFFICE performing arts + film in collaboration with Opus 3 Artists and Sound Postings, the office of Yo-Yo Ma

SIMULCAST: We the People Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Cello Suites

 Friday, November 21, 2025 | Doors: 7:00 PM | Program: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

This November, Yo-Yo Ma will perform Bach’s complete suites for solo cello for the first time in one evening at home, in Boston. It’s music that he has offered to communities on all six continents, in moments of joy and in times of tragedy. For him it exemplifies how culture helps us to seek truth, build trust, and act in service.

This is more than a concert for Yo-Yo: it is an invitation to listen to each other and the world around us, to celebrate our community and the ways in which people all over the world—and here in Massachusetts—are bringing us together, creating shared space for connection, reflection, and action, and imagining a better future. 

Live broadcast, one night only 

Enjoy a live simulcast of the event as it happens, from The New Bedford Whaling Museum. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry.

People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. 

Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast! 

Admission to this simulcast event is free, but seating is limited, and advance registration is required.  We encourage you to arrive early for a delightful surprise. Doors opening at 7pm.

We the People is made possible by Barbara & Amos Hostetter and the Barr Foundation with additional support provided by the Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation.