王正平（1948-2013），琵琶演奏家、作曲家、指揮家。出生於浙江省杭州，1949年移居香港。自幼學習琵琶，師承呂培原。1968年來臺，後畢業於國立臺灣大學外文學系；1989年獲英國國家學術資格委員會音樂哲學博士。1979年，參與臺北市立國樂團的組織與創立，並曾任中廣國樂團指揮，臺北市立國樂團指揮和團長、中華民國國樂學會理事長、佛光山人間音緣梵樂團音樂總監等。其琵琶演奏上的卓越技巧與詮釋，常為當代作曲家首演新作；演而優則創，其琵琶獨奏曲《逍遙遊》（1973）、《滿江紅》（1979）、《琵琶行》（1984）為當代琵琶經典曲目。王正平對國樂推展的成就，曾獲中國文藝獎章、國家文藝獎、紐約美華藝術協會亞洲最傑出藝人獎、金曲獎最佳專輯製作人獎等榮銜之肯定。

WONG, Ching-Ping (1948-2013) was a pipa performer, composer and conductor. Born in Hangzhou, China, Wong later moved to Hong Kong, where he was taught by Mr. Pei-Yuan Lu at an early age. In 1968, he came to Taiwan for his bachelor studies. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in foreign languages at National Taiwan University, and a PhD degree in musicology awarded by the UK’s Council for National Academic Awards in 1989. After founding the Taipei Chinese Orchestra (TCO) in 1979, Wong served as a conductor for both the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra as well as TCO. He later headed TCO, as bother director and music director, as well as the Chinese Music Association, as director, and Fo Guang Shan Sounds of the Human World Buddhist Chinese Orchestra, as music director. Wong’s mastery over the pipa promoted him as the prime candidate for premiering contemporary works including his own, which are now often considered as pipa classics, such as: Leisurely Wandering (1973), River Runs Red (1979), The Rime of the Pipa (1984). Wong, owing to his indefatigable dedication to Chinese music, was the recipient of the Chinese Writers and Artists Association Award, the National Cultural and Arts Award, the Outstanding Asian Artist Award from the Chinese American Arts Council, and Best Album Producer from the Golden Melody Awards.