Steinway artist Dr. Cheng Wai, obtained her Bachelor's Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in 1991, followed by a Master's Degree from the Yale School of Music, and a Doctor degree of Musical Arts in performance at the State University of New York in 1999. Cheng Wai's performances have achieved an exquisite fusion of Eastern and Western musical cultures, exerting wide influence and renown in the music world. Dr Cheng is currently the Chairman of The Central Conservatory of Music (HK) Foundation and also a member of China Musicians Association. In 2023,

Dr. Cheng was appointed as Honorary Professor of Huaqiao University. She also teaches at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and The University of Hong Kong, and has been an adjudicator for a number of Asian and international music competitions.

In November 2024, she was invited to join the Asian Art Association Singapore (MUSIC) and be judge of the Singapore World Piano Competition 2024.

As a soloist, Dr. Cheng has performed with many renowned orchestras and outstanding musicians, and her music has been featured in prestigious concert halls and theaters around the world. In 2017, Cheng Wai was the first Hong Kong pianist to be invited by Poly Theatre to tour 15 cities in China under the theme of " Dessiner la Musique, Cheng Wai Piano Recital China Tour ", with the pioneering use of piano and fine art paintings to her concerts, achieving phenomenal success, with Changsha and Chengdu being state-sponsored performances by the Hong Kong Government in commemoration of the handover of Hong Kong. In July 2017, she participated in the music gala honoring the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Handover to the Motherland, mentoring international movie star Donnie Yen in performing the "Yellow River Piano Concerto" with renowned Chinese pianist Mr. Lang Lang to welcome PRC Chairman Xi Jinping on his Hong Kong visit.

On the occasion of Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2021, Cheng was invited by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to perform "Beethoven's Complete Sonata for violin and Piano" with conductor Mr. Leung Kin Fung, which is a spotlight of the classical music world, with the addition of visual effects on stage, combining innovative ideas and academic quality elements in one performance.

Dr. Cheng Wai has performed in renowned concert halls and theatres all over the world. She has given successful international piano recitals and concertos at Carnegie Hall in New York and Hong Kong City Hall. She is also the first Hong Kong pianist to perform at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.