Edward
Leung
Hailed for his “taut succinctness with emotional expansiveness and a striking capacity for invention” (BBC Music Magazine), American pianist Edward Leung has appeared on international stages as a soloist and chamber musician. Edward is a 2025-2027 Making Music Recommended Artist and Bösendorfer-Amadeus Young Artist, and was a Rising Star of the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival.
His debut album with violinist Usha Kapoor Beach • John Corigliano: Violin Sonatas [Resonus Classics] was longlisted for Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, critically acclaimed by BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Fono Forum, and Classical Explorer, and was featured on ABC Classic’s Festival of Female Composers and SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik. A highly sought-after chamber musician, Edward has collaborated with members of the Artemis, Elias, and Lindsay String Quartets, as well as Viviane Hagner, Guy Johnston, Charles Neidich, and Jian Wang. He has worked in masterclasses with Ferenc Rados, Richard Goode, Stephen Kovacevich, and Nikolai Demidenko.
After studies at Princeton University and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Francine Kay and Pascal Nemirovski, Edward is currently the Staff Pianist at The Yehudi Menuhin School. He frequently gives masterclasses internationally and has previously taught at the Junior Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Westminster School.