Mei Mei Wei has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra concertmaster. She appeared as soloist with many orchestras such as the Phoenix Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Chamber Orchestra, Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra etc. She has played chamber music with world -class artists such as Shmuel Ashkenasi, Alexander Shtarkman, Kevork Mardirossian, Dennis Park and was invited to play chamber music with Vermeer Quartet at the summer music festival in Maine. Mei Mei Wei was a winner of the Artists International Violin Competition in New York, where she was invited to play solo recital at Carnegie Hall. Her performance was “highly praised” by the New York Concert Review. She has recently performed solo recitals and chamber music tours with her daughter Lily Wei Ye in Germany, Spain, Australia, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and other countries as well. Mei Mei Wei held the positions of Associate Concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and First Violin Section of the Phoenix Symphony. Currently she is also Concertmaster/Artistic Director/Soloist of Four Seasons Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC. Mei Mei Wei earned her bachelor’s degree at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, masters degree at the University of Southern California, and a doctor of musical arts degree at Louisiana State University. She was on the faculty of Louisiana State University, The Colburn School of Music, the Idyllwild Summer Music Festival in California, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Music School of East China Normal University. Her violin studies have been with Shu Zheng Tan, Shumel Ashkenasi, Kevork Mardirossian and Eduard Schmieder. After returning to China, where she resided from 2008-2020, she was invited to teach at the Shanghai Conservatory and China East Normal University. At the same time she was appointed as Music Director, Soloist, and Concertmaster of the Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra. Over those 12 years, she successfully led the orchestra, playing at the most renowned concert halls in China, where she has gained popularity among Chinese audiences. Under her leadership, the orchestra has become one of the best chamber orchestras in China. In recognition of her achievements, she was selected as a “Specially Recruited Expert”, under the prestigious  “Thousand People Plan”, sponsored by the Chinese government.  As well, in celebration of its’ 75th Anniversary, the People’s Republic of China named Mei Mei Wei an “International Cultural Role Model”. Every summer she teaches at the Manhattan International Music Festival in Shanghai China where she is the Artistic Director and violin faculty member. She also teaches at the Montecito International Music Festival in California and Euro Music Festival & Academy in Poland. She gave violin master classes around the world such as Sydney Conservatory, Chugye University for the Art in Seoul and Louisiana State University etc.  She currently resides in Rockville Maryland with her husband Philip Reynolds and her daughter Lily Wei Ye.