Kerson Leong has been described as “not just one of Canada’s greatest violinists but one of the greatest violinists, period” (Toronto Star). Forging a unique path since his First Prize win at the International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition in 2010, he continues to win over colleagues and audiences alike with “a mixture of spontaneity and mastery, elegance, fantasy, intensity that makes his sound recognizable from the first notes” (Le Monde).

His recent album for Alpha Classics featuring the complete sonatas for solo violin by Eugène Ysaÿe was awarded the Diapason d’Or Découverte and the Choc de Classica, with Classica proclaiming him “more than a discovery, a veritable revelation” and Gramophone declaring that “his recording could be a happy first choice for any discerning listener”.

His 2025/26 season includes orchestral performances with Orchestra Della Toscana and Puglia Symphony in Italy, Izmir State Symphony and Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Turkey, Colorado, Milwaukee, Toledo and Missoula Symphony in the United States, and les Violons du Roy, Edmonton, Victoria, Quebec Symphony and Manitoba Chamber Orchestra in Canada. Leong will perform in recital with Detroit Chamber Soloists, Dallas Chamber Music Society and Market Square Concerts in the United States, with Cecilian Chamber Series in Regina, Ladies’ Morning Musical Club in Montreal, Key Meek Arts Center in Vancouver, and Mooredale Concerts in Toronto, Canada.

Recent engagements include the Oregon Symphony, Arkansas Symphony, Baton Rouge Symphony, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Tucson Symphony, Viotti Festival, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic, Winnipeg Symphony, Regina Symphony, La Sinfonia de Lanaudiere, I Musici de Montreal and Violons du Roy. Recent season highlights include solo performances with such ensembles as the Royal, Oslo, Brussels, Kansai, and Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, the Seattle, Singapore, Toledo, Montreal, Tucson, Bilkent, Toronto, Vancouver, Stavanger, and Wuppertal Symphony Orchestras, a tour of Sweden with the Camerata Nordica, a recital tour of the Midwestern United States, and recording John Rutter’s Visions with the composer himself and the Aurora Chamber Orchestra, after giving its world premiere in London, UK.

His latest album, featuring the Britten and Bruch violin concertos with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Patrick Hahn for Alpha Classics, was released to widespread critical acclaim