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24 September 2023

Yao Wei began learning the guqin at a young age and has been playing the instrument for nearly a decade, under Dr Lu Xiaozi, Guqin Lecturer at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music; Associate Professor Zhong Zhiyue, Guqin and Sheng musician; and Dr Wu Xiaodan, Principal Lecturer in Guqin at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore. She has also received guidance from renowned Guqin masters, including Professor Dai Xiaolian. In 2020, she obtained her Guqin Performance Diploma with distinction. She currently serves as a Council Member of the Guqin Association of Singapore and Senior Instructor at the He Yue Zhai Music and Arts Centre, Singapore.

As a performer, Yao Wei has received numerous awards at international guqin competitions, including the Singapore Grand Prize for three consecutive occasions. In 2024, she became the first guqin performer to advance to the semi-finals of the Grand Category (Performer Category) of the Singapore Chinese Music Competition. In 2025, she was awarded the Gold Award (Asia-Pacific Region) at the Magnolia International Music Festival.

As a guqin instructor, Yao Wei has also guided her students to outstanding achievements. Her students have won numerous awards at competitions including the Nanyang International Music Competition, Singapore International Guqin Competition, and Magnolia International Music Festival.