王国潼，一九三九年出生于辽宁大连，原籍山东省福山。一九五五年，考入北京中央音乐学院附中，一九五八年，升入该院民族音乐系，先后师从陈振铎、蓝玉崧、丁铛、蒋风之习二胡专业。一九六○年，提前毕业，留校任教。六十年代初，其演奏刘文金所作《三门峡畅想曲》及《豫北敍事曲》，影响颇大。七十年代后期，演奏《二泉映月》唱片，获中国唱片总公司首届金唱片奖。一九七二年，调中国广播民族乐团任二胡首席，后为艺术指导。一九八三年，调回中央音乐学院任民乐系主任、教授。曾任香港演艺学院中乐系系主任。王氏与北京民族乐器厂制作师满瑞兴合作研制方圆二胡、低调粗弦二胡及扁八角高胡，分别获文化部颁发科技成果三等奖与四等奖。
WANG Guo-tong
WANG Guo-tong was born in 1939 in Dalian, Liaoning province and his ancestral home was in Fushan, Shandong province. In 1955, he was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Central Conservatory. In 1958, he studied the university course there and learned the erhu under CHEN Zhen-duo, LAN Yu-song, DING Dong and JIANG Feng-zhi respectively. In 1960, he graduated ahead of time and appointed to teach in the conservatory. In 1960s, his performance on the erhu pieces Sanmen Gorge Capriccio and Ballad of Yubei Areas of LIU Wen-jin affected the music circle very much. He has granted the Gold Phonograph Record prize in 1970s by performing Reflection of the Moon on Lake Erquan by the China Record Company. In 1972, he was transferred to the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra as the erhu section leader and artistic director. In 1983, he was transferred back to the Central Conservatory as the professor and department head of the traditional music department. He has been the Chinese music department head of the Hong Kong Arts Performance Academy.