王世榮（1959生），琵琶演奏家。出生於屏東。自十歲起學習琵琶，畢業於中國文化學院音樂學系國樂組，曾隨王正平及林谷芳修習琵琶。深受一代琵琶大師劉德海影響，近年致力於琵琶傳統型制、技法、語法的研究，2007年起展開《千年琵琶》主題研究計畫，多次赴中國、日本、越南等地，針對所保存的琵琶現況進行田調及演奏技法學習，轉化為千年琵琶系列音樂會、專題研究與教材。1989年獲中華文藝協會頒贈「琵琶演奏獎」，個人專輯《王世榮的琵琶新視界－古苑尋聲》獲第二十屆金曲獎傳統藝術類最佳民族樂曲專輯獎。曾專任於國立實驗國樂團（今臺灣國樂團）、臺北市立國樂團，並任教於國內多所院校中國音樂科系，現為國立台北藝術大學傳統音樂學系專任副教授。

WANG Shih-Rong, a renowned pipa musician in Taiwan, born in Pingtung County, started his pipa journey at age 10, majored in pipa and graduated from the Chinese music division of the Music Department at Chinese Culture University under Wong Cheng-Ping and Lin Gu-Fang. His pipa music is deeply influenced by modern pipa maestro Liu Dehai. Wang had dedicated himself to the The Pipa Journey of A Thousand Years project from 2007, conducted several field investigations to China, Japan and Vietnam, and transformed it into a concert series, research and teaching materials. In 1989, Wang was awarded the Chinese Literary Award for Pipa Performance, and his solo album for pipa Wang Shih- Jong’s New Pipa Vision - Seeking the Voice in the Ancient Garden, released in 2008, was awarded Best Album in the Traditional Music Category of the 2009 Golden Melody Awards. He currently teaches at the Taipei National University of the Arts, Department of Traditional Music.