Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new album ...

Sams said the hardest trick you can learn in the yo-yo world is called "rancid milk." He pulls it off with ease, his fingers moving so quickly it's hard for the untrained eye to tell if there are 10 ...

Yo-Yo Ma came to WHYY to be interviewed, and of course, he brought his cello. It has a name: Petunia. Petunia, made in 1733 by the Venetian luthier Domenico Montagnana, played the first song Ma ever ...

It may not be an Olympic sport yet, but yo-yo play is serious business. Especially in Cleveland this week, where the world’s most skilled yo-yo players are gathering for The World Yo-Yo Contest. The ...

You never know who may drop in during the free yo-yo sessions Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle's Toys offers every Saturday morning. But Steve Brown, one of eight National Yo-Yo Masters (there are four Grand Masters ...

Diane Tate, chair of the Pennington Family Foundation's Great Performers in Concert series with the Baton Rouge Symphony, lives in Baton Rouge. She is married to Johnny Tate, whom she met in the ...