Born in Taipei, Wei-Ming Hwang was the Music Director of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to 2012. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Music, Soochow University, the Conductor of the Soochow University Symphony Orchestra, and the 1st Violinist and Director of the Asia Pacific String Quartet Concert.
Hwang was mentored by Peng Pan, Chun Ming Tsai, Wolfram König, and Ting Ke Yan. In 1973, he moved to Vienna, Austria, to study at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, majoring in violin performance, where he was taught by Edvard Melkus and Ernst Kovacic. Graduating in 1982, he was the first person in Taiwan awarded such a diploma. In 1983, Hwang traveled to the United States and studied with Dorothy DeLay, a renowned violin professor. In the same year, he won the 1st prize in the Dorothy Staring International Violin Competition in Aspen in 1983, and was awarded a 4-year scholarship and grant at the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. From 1982 to 1984, he also attended the master class given by violin virtuoso Nathan Milstein in Zurich, Switzerland with a full scholarship. Hwang received an Artist Diploma from the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati in 1987.
At the age of 19 only, Hwang became the Associate Principal of the 1st Violin in ORF-Symphonie Orchester. He was also a member of numerous prestigious chamber orchestras including the Vienna Arts Chamber Orchestra, Niederösterreich Tonkünstler Chamber Orchestra, and Niederösterreich Chamber Orchestra, where he was a touring musician performing in more than 60 concert across Europe every year. In 1989, he was appointed the Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra and the 1st Violinist of the Taiwan String Quartet. Since his return to Taiwan in 1993, he had been the Guest Principal Violinist of the National Symphony Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Sinfonieta. Hwang has also been frequently invited as a conductor and violin soloist by renowned organizations.