Biography

Ng Wei Ping has been appointed the concertmaster of Asian Cultural Symphony
Orchestra since 2018, collaborating frequently with many local composers and artists. He has
been the concertmaster for Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Musician’s Initiatives and Orchestra
of Music Makers in several occasions. He is also the founding member of the Nanyang Collective
which held its inaugural concert in 2022. He is also a regular member of Resound Collective since
2019.
He received his BA (First-Class Honors) in Music at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA),
validated by University of Wales, and was presented the best graduate award and the Embassy of
Peru Award for his outstanding achievement in various music disciplines. He was under the
tutelage of Foo Say Ming and Alexander Souptel, while serving as the leader of NAFA Symphony
Orchestra. He was also the concertmaster when the orchestra performed in the Bötersheim Music
Festival in Germany. Professor Ulf Schneider and Professor Oliver Wille from Hochschule für
Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover has deep influence on his playing style.
Wei Ping plays on a 1881 Justin Poirson violin, generously on loan from Mr and Mrs Rin Kei Mei.