An in-demand musician residing in New York City, Malaysian-born Fung Chern Hwei is an acclaimed violinist, violist, composer, and arranger. A highly seasoned recording artist and side person, he has performed and/or recorded with Hiromi, Tyshawn Sorey, Linda May Han Oh, Uri Caine, Pedro Giraudo, Camila Meza (guitarist/vocalist/songwriter), Paquito d'Rivera, Stanley Clarke, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sigur Ros, and mandopop singers Penny Tai and Nicholas Teo, the celebrated Malaysian rock trio Tempered Mental, and many more.

As an educator, Chern Hwei believes in the social functionality of music and forward-thinking mentality of a musician playing key roles in successful music-making, and he is passionate in sharing that philosophy with young musicians. In addition to teaching private lessons, he has given workshops and masterclasses on improvisation in higher music institutions such as the Lübeck Academy of Music, University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, University of Music, Performing Arts and Media Hanover, State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, University of Maryland School of Music, Taiwan National Chiao Tung University, Beijing Contemporary Music Academy, and many others.