中阮演奏家魏育茹，一九六○年五月二十六日出生於北京市，自幼酷愛音樂，十歲起學習琵琶，一九八一年，考入中央民族樂團，長期以來對中阮演奏進行了潛心的鑽研，掌握了中阮演奏的高難度技巧和豐富的變化。魏育茹曾榮獲「第十三屆世界青年聯歡節」的金獎及最高藝術家榮譽證書；在參加國內外藝術節的演出中獲得良好的讚譽；並在多次國際及國內的中國民族器樂比賽中獲獎，是當今較有影響的中阮演奏家。
WEI Yu-ru
WEI Yu-ru was born on May 26, 1960 in Beijing. She learned the pipa when she was young. In 1981, she joined the National Traditional Orchestra of China, and then she started to study ruan as her profession under some well-known soloists and teachers. After years of diligent practice and study, she has mastered all the skills and developed high tastes of Chinese classical music. She has won the Certificate of Honour for the Greatest Artist of the Year and gold prize of the 13th World Youth Festival. In 1995, she won the second prize of Chinese Traditional Musical Instrument, Solo Contest. There is no doubt that she is among the most influential young artists in contemporary China.