Winnie Wong was born in Hong Kong and raised in San Francisco, CA. She started her training on the guzheng in 1982 at the age of four under the expertise of guzheng virtuoso, Ms. Weishan Liu.  Being from a Chinese immigrant family, guzheng allowed her to stay connected to her roots, but more importantly, share with the community the beauty and importance of diversity.

Ms. Wong’s aspirations are to share and promote cultural experiences through performing arts, giving to the community and sharing with the world her love and passion for music. In 2003, she founded the “China’s Spirit Music Ensemble” to give her growing population of guzheng disciples a “home” to share and develop their skills and understanding for the guzheng, its culture as well as an outlet to share their musical achievements. 

Further venturing into the exploration of jazz and contemporary guzheng, her passion and collection of experiences during her first two decades in performing and in her own life experiences led for deeper exploration into the genre of “World Music” and improvisation. In recent years, she’s hosted numerous recitals and productions with collaborators from all over the Bay Area and different cultures from around the world including zithers from other parts Asia.  She is currently the director and instructor for “China’s Spirit Music Ensemble”, principal guzheng soloist for a world jazz ensemble, “The Ultra World X-tet” and a member of the very uniquely fused Irish-Chinese duo “LiuXi” aka “Willow Stream” alongside Irish harpist, Diana Rowan (combining improvisations with folk Irish and Chinese music as well as new arrangements). 

Through all her live performances, her audiences respond to her as a passionate and deeply captivating artist who touches the hearts, souls and transcends the senses of the listeners into a world that stretches beyond their imagination. On March 28, 2016 "Listen for Life" presented Ms. Wong with the"Musician of the Heart" award for her performances, achievements and her dedication towards bridging cultures through music and to encourage a new generation of cultural musicians!