胡琴演奏家馬曉暉，一九六五年出生於河北唐山，自幼對音樂產生濃厚的興趣，六歲時在其父啟蒙下開始學習二胡；十三歲考入上海音樂學院附屬中學，師從二胡教育家王乙教授；一九八三年，以胡琴第一名的考績進入上海音樂學院本科；一九八七年，代表上海音樂學院參加「全國廣東音樂邀請賽」，榮獲一等獎；同年參加「首屆海內外江南絲竹比賽」，並獲獎；一九八七年，以優異的成績畢業，隨即考入上海民族樂團，為該團之二胡首席兼獨奏演員；馬氏的演奏風格剛柔並蓄，有大將之風，在國內外舉辦過二十多場獨奏會和學術講座，經常與海內外大型樂團及著名指揮合作，最近更獲頒上海「寶鋼杯」高雅藝術大獎。
MA Xiao-hui
MA Xiao-hui was born in 1965 in Tangshan, Hebei province. Since her childhood she has been very interested in music. At the age of six, she started to learn the erhu under her father. When she was thirteen she was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Shanghai Conservatory, studying under the erhu teacher Professor WANG Yi. In 1983 she was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory, having been ranked first for playing instruments of the erhu family. In 1987 she represented the Shanghai Conservatory to take part in the National Guangdong Music Competition and won the first class award. In the same year she was also awarded in the 1st Worldwide Jiangnan Music Competition. In 1987 she graduated with excellent merits and immediately joined the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra. She is now the leader of erhu and the soloist of the orchestra. Her performing style is comprehensive and flexible. She has held over 20 recitals and academic seminars inside and outside China, and frequently performs together with famous orchestras and conductor worldwide.