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Wheeling Symphony to feature Yo-Yo Ma at performance

World renown US cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays a solo at the Music School of the National Conservatory in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Students, faculty members and their families from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music arrived last December in Portugal, where they are being granted asylum and where they hope to rebuild their acclaimed school. Yo-Yo Ma who also played a role in helping the students leave Afghanistan, visited them Tuesday and played with a group of Portuguese and Afghan music students. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra announced that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform with them next season.

There is no word yet on when that concert will be.

Conductor John Devlin told the news to the crowd at Thursday’s “Baroque and Beyond” concert.

The symphony will reveal their 2022-2023 season, along with their new website, on June 6.