An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma Reflections in Words and Music

TICKETS
Adults $165 / $95 / $55
Student & Youth $165 / $10
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7:30 pm

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m.

Part of Hancher's 53rd season

The beloved master musician comes to Iowa to reflect on a brilliantly consequential career.

In this special program, Yo-Yo Ma explores music at the center of his musical firmament, pairing it with his thoughts about how it has shaped his thinking about art, human nature, and our ongoing search for meaning. Together, the cellist’s music and words ask us to consider what music is for and how it can guide us on a path towards hope. Hancher is the first stop on Ma’s reflective tour of Iowa.

“I am convinced, with every listen, that his forays into the outer limits of the classical repertory (and beyond) continue to refine what is at once his greatest and rarest gift, one recognized long ago by his peers at Juilliard: transcendence.” – San Francisco Classical Voice

HANCHER EVENT PARTNERS:
Bruce & Melanie Haupert
John (1945-2024) & Patricia Koza
Gerald & Nancy Rose
Edwin & Mary Stone
Stuart & Lynn Weinstein
Candace Wiebener
Barbara Wilson & John Lammers in memory of Wally Chappell

Learn more at https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2025-26/yo-yo-ma?utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=2526_yoyoma&utm_content=2526_season&utm_term=facebook_event.

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