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Yo-Yo Ma's parents are both Chinese. His father, Hiao-Tsin Ma, was born in Shanghai, China and his mother, Marina Lu, was born in Shenyang, China. Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris, France, but his family moved to New York City when he was three years old. He began playing the cello at the age of four and has since become one of the most celebrated classical musicians in the world.