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Hui Weng

Hui Weng

Education and Training

BM, Central Conservatory Of Music; MM, New England Conservatory. She studied with Wang Zhou, Dr. Hankus Netsky and Dr. Eden MacAdam-Somer

Awards and Recognition

2014 Emerging Artists Award fellow from the St. Botolph Foundation

Ms.Weng has been awarded gold medals, “National Rising Star” and “Oriental Artist,” among others, for her performances in major national and international competitions.

Hui Weng

Division: College

Department: Contemporary Musical Arts

Hui Weng, a virtuosic performer steeped in age ­old Chinese traditions, is crossing musical boundaries that few others have dared to cross, receiving international acclaim for her performances of traditional, contemporary, and improvised music on her Guzheng. Ms. Weng enjoys a multifaceted musical career as Guzheng performer, lecture, and music director.

As an active soloist, Ms.Weng works with such prominent orchestra as Youth Chinese orchestra, Boston Pops, ect. Her performance broadcast on WGBH national radio and CCTV music channel. In January 2011, she successfully presented a solo concert in Beijing and released her first album “Men of Letters”. She participated in many premiers of works by a new generation of composers, including Tan Dun, Yi Chen, Xiaogang Ye, Anthony Paul De Ritis, and many others. After her arrival in the US, she made her American debut, “Twin Flowers,” in Pickman Concert Hall and “The Rumble of spring” benefit concert in Jordan Hall.

As a lecturer and performer, Ms. Weng was invited to take part in the Educational Residency Program at Brandeis University, which brings artists of high accomplishment from around the world to teach and perform. She has performed, lectured, and given masterclasses at various music conferences, including the Beijing International Contemporary Music Festival, “The Third Stream” US-China Music Exchange Workshop, and the Globe musician Workshop.

By performing in a multicultural and academic environment at NEC, Ms. Weng has been exploring new musical innovations on the Guzheng, and is developing her modern style of Guzheng performance by seeking the perfect combination of traditional Chinese music, Western classical music, World Music, and contemporary improvisation. She has re­composed and performed many original cross-cultural pieces in concert, for which she has received critical acclaim.

Mr.Weng’s principal teachers and mentors include Yo Yo Ma, Dr. Hankus Netsky, Dr. Peter Row, Professor Wang Zhou.

In 2015, She has held a teaching post in the Preparatory and Adult Education Division at NEC. Ms. Weng is the instructor of the Chinese music ensemble at NEC Prep, while maintaining a private Guzheng (Chinese music) studio in NEC college. She has served as academic director of US-China Music Festival and Workshop summer program at NEC since 2015.

Curriculum Vitae

BM, Central Conservatory Of Music; MM, New England Conservatory. She studied with Wang Zhou, Dr. Hankus Netsky and Dr. Eden MacAdam-Somer

  • 2014 Emerging Artists Award fellow from the St. Botolph Foundation
  • Ms.Weng has been awarded gold medals, “National Rising Star” and “Oriental Artist,” among others, for her performances in major national and international competitions.

Affiliated Departments and Programs

Contemporary Musical Arts