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David Leung is active in all aspects of performance as violin soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, concertmaster and orchestral conductor.
Dr. Leung is currently the music director of the UB Symphony Orchestra and an adjunct instructor of violin at the University at Buffalo. He is also an adjunct professor of violin at the Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York. He made his recital debut at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in April 2009 and his upcoming solo engagements include concerts in Michigan, Alabama, Colombia, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
A native of Hong Kong, David Leung holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance and Orchestral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied with Mikhail Kopelman and Neil Varon respectively. He also holds a Master’s Degree and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate in Violin Performance from Eastman. Dr. Leung is the guest concertmaster of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and he is the founder of the Helios String Quartet, Felix Piano Trio and the Phoenix Trio. He also performs regularly with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Slee Sinfonietta, Skaneateles Festival Orchestra and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. David Leung has become the associate conductor of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra since 2004 and he also guest-conducts the Auburn Chamber Orchestra and New Horizon Orchestra in Rochester. |