卫先生本姓殷，过继卫姓后更名卫秉涛、卫祟福，其后郑觐文又替他改名卫仲乐，原籍江苏无锡。一九○八年三月二十三日生于上海的一个码头工人家里，一九九七年四月七日逝世于上海的病榻中。一九二八年因家贫，得郑觐文免收会费，招为“大同乐会”会员，并拜在郑觐文、汪昱庭、柳尧章等人门下，学习古琴、琵琶、小提琴等，又从其他乐家学习箫、笛、二胡等民族乐器，由于兴趣、天赋及刻苦，加上良师的指导，成为首屈一指的学员。一九三八年随中国文化剧团赴美国演出，颇获盛誉；一九四一年创办中国管弦乐队及仲乐音乐馆；新中国成立后随“中国文化代表团”出访印度、缅甸、印尼等国；除任教于上海音乐学院外，还受託筹建该院民乐系，初任副主任，一九五八年升为系主任，一九八五年改任名誉系主任。他毕生致力音乐教育事业，学生桃李满天下。
WEI Chung-loh
WEI Chung-loh was born in Shanghai on March 23, 1908 and passed away of illness on April 7, 1997 in Shanghai. In 1928, he joined the influential “Ta Tung National Music Research Institute”. There he learned many instruments including qin, pipa, erhu, jinghu, sanxian, xiao, bamboo flute and violin from famous players. His musicianship became so mature that he was appointed the Associate Music Director of the institute. In 1938, he was involved in many charity concerts in Hong Kong and in United States to raise money for Chinese refugees. The American critics called him “Kreisler on the pipa”. He also became “The first Chinese person to appear on American TV”. In 1939, he made 4 records before he left the States. In 1941, the member of “Ta Tung” became scattered, but this did not stop him from forming music societies, ensembles and teaching students. In 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established. Shanghai Conservatory employed him to teach Chinese music. In 1956, he became Associate Department Head of the Chinese Music Depart of Shanghai Conservatory. He became Department Head in 1958, and in 1985 he became Honorary Department Head.