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Sonia Leong, a founding member of Pacific鈥檚 , has performed as both a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S., and in Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, Switzerland, England, and Romania. She has appeared with the Filarmonica de Stat Dinu Lipatti in Satu Mare, Romania, the St. John and Zion Chamber Orchestras in Stockton, the Banff Festival Orchestra, and the Stockton Symphony; and performed live on Radio Suisse Romande in Geneva, Switzerland.聽

As a member of Trio 180 since 2002, Dr. Leong has given concerts and worked with young musicians throughout the Americas. The trio has commissioned works by many composers, including Chen Yi, Robert Greenberg, Cindy Cox, Reinaldo Moya, Richard Einhorn, Dorothy Chang, and Andrew Conklin. The trio鈥檚 first album, featuring works by Dvo艡谩k, Suk, and Schumann, was released in 2015.聽

Dr. Leong also collaborates frequently with violinist Ann Miller, with whom she released the album Perspectives on Light and Shadow in December of 2015. The album Metamorphosis, with bassoonist Nicolasa Kuster, was released in 2013.

The St. Galler Tagblatt (Switzerland) wrote of Dr. Leong鈥檚 鈥渞ichly colorful and tender playing鈥�, saying 鈥渟he balances intelligence and sensitivity, revealing the depths of each score鈥�. The San Francisco Classical Voice described her 鈥渟ensitive and accomplished touch鈥� and wrote, 鈥淟eong鈥�played the brilliant piano part effortlessly and with a great deal of flair鈥�.聽

Dr. Leong studied at the University of British Columbia, the Peabody Conservatory, and the Universit茅 de Montr茅al, as well as at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) on a Commonwealth Scholarship, where she received a Concert Recital Diploma. Her principal teachers include Robert Silverman, Julian Martin, Alexander Volkov, and Marc Durand. She has participated in festivals at the Banff Centre; Orford, Quebec; Scotia Festival; Ladevie, France; and Ernen, Switzerland (with Gy枚rgy Seb枚k).