| Cheng Wai | |
| Native Name: | 鄭慧 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
| Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | Pianist |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Label: | Hong Kong Performance |
| T: | 鄭慧 |
| S: | 郑慧 |
| P: | Zhèng Huì |
| J: | Zeng6 Wai6 |
| Y: | Jehng Waih |
Praised as the "Piano Poet", Cheng Wai (Chinese: 鄭慧) is a pianist and Steinway Artist from Hong Kong.[1] She is a winner of the Hong Kong Young Music Performer Award of the International Year of Youth[2] and voted as one of the Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong in 2009.
Graduating early from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, she obtained a bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. She obtained her master's degree and artist diploma at Yale University and received her doctoral degree from New York State University at Stony Brook. Her principal teachers include Ling Yuan, Gabriel Kwok, John Winther, Seymour Lipkin, Claude Frank, Gilbert Kalish.
She is now the chairlady of the Central Conservatory of Music (HK) Foundation, and currently teaching at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has also adjudicated in numerous local and international competitions. She is the founder of the Cheng Wai Piano Institute and a founding member of the Metropolitan Trio and JW Piano Duo.[3]
In 2008, Cheng performed and recorded The Yellow River Piano Concerto with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra at the Cheng Du Jiao Zi Concert Hall.[4] [5] [6]
Cheng performed and recorded Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky) with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.[7]
In 2015, Cheng Wai was invited to perform concerts in Schlern International Music Festival as a master pianist.[8]
In Nov. 27, 2015, Cheng Wai and Jing Wang, Concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, performed in the James Christie room at the Convention Centre for Christie's selling exhibition The Art of Music.[9]
In 2017, Cheng Wai launched her "Dessiner la MusiqueCheng Wai Piano Recital China Tour" (《詩琴畫意》2017中國巡演) with Beijing Poly Theatre Management Ltd..
DVD, Leung Kin-fung in Concert (August, 2007)Recording Artists: Leung Kin-fung, Violin & Cheng Wai, Piano
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)
DVD, Cheng Wai in Concert (July, 2003)Recording Artists: Cheng Wai, Piano & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording Label: Media Box Productions (Hong Kong)
DVD, Four Seasons (December, 2003)Recording Artist: Leung Kin-fung, Violin, Cheng Wai, Piano& Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)
DVD, Pure String Project (April, 2004)Recording Artists: Cheng Wai-Piano, Monica Su-Cello, Ray Wang-Cello& Michael Ma-Violin
Recording Label: Music Chamber Ltd. (Hong Kong)[12]