Wang Wei 王蔚
Professor, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Professor Wang Wei is a renowned guzheng performer, educator, and doctoral supervisor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She serves as Vice President of the Guzheng Society of the Chinese Musicians Association, Vice President of the Guzheng Professional Committee of the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, and Chair of the Guzheng Professional Committee of the Shanghai Musicians Association.
Professor Wang is also the Director and Artistic Director of the Twenty-One Zheng Ensemble at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In addition, she has been invited to serve as a Guest Professor and Distinguished Master's and Doctoral Supervisor at numerous universities and conservatories in China and abroad.
Guzheng Virtuoso | Composer | Graduate Supervisor, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music
Liu is an internationally acclaimed guzheng virtuoso, composer, and graduate supervisor at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. He is the First Prize winner of the China Golden Bell Award Guzheng Competition—the highest national honor in Chinese music—and has been recognized by China Central Television (CCTV) as one of the Top Ten Young Guzheng Performers in China.
A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Liu studied under the renowned guzheng performer and educator Professor Wang Wei. As one of the leading guzheng artists of his generation, he has performed in more than 30 countries and regions worldwide, appearing as a concerto soloist with over 40 professional orchestras, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also been featured at numerous prestigious international music festivals.
In addition to his performing career, Liu is dedicated to the creation and promotion of new repertoire for the guzheng. He has composed more than 30 works, including Sleeve Dream and Tonight, and is widely recognized as one of the leading young figures in contemporary guzheng performance, composition, and education.