Dr.Cleo Leung

Flutist Cleo Leung is a versatile performer, teacher, and ensemble leader currently based in Hong Kong. A doctoral graduate of the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music in Flute Performance with a cognate in Orchestral Studies, her pursuits go beyond music; she also holds a bachelor's in Physics from Harvard University, and conducted her doctoral thesis into the timbral qualities of flute headjoint materials in conjunction with the Physics and Engineering departments at the University of Cincinnati.

 

Cleo has been a part of many ensembles in Hong Kong and the USA, including the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, the Chamber Players of the Hong Kong Church Music Association, Music West Kowloon, the Dayton Philharmonic, Orchestra Kentucky, the Owensboro Symphony, and the Springfield Symphony.  She has performed in international tours to Australia and New Zealand, Italy, and South Korea. She has also appeared in the chamber music focused Vianden Festival in Luxembourg. As a soloist, she has performed in halls across the United States and Hong Kong, and was featured in the Hong Kong Museum of Art's Sound of Art series. In 2019, she reached the semi-finals of the Queensland International Chamber Music Competition in Australia with pianist, Serene Yu. In 2025, she will release her debut album, BACHannalia, in collaboration with Serene on Navona Records. 

 

From 2014-2018, Cleo served on the faculty of the University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, as the adjunct flute instructor, and director of the flute ensemble, and has guest lectured at the University of California, Los Angelos. 

 

She continues her passion for teaching flute as a freelance pedagogue, teaching studio lessons to students of all ages and abilities in Hong Kong, and leading them in flute ensemble performances. Cleo’s dedication to share the beauties, diversity, and multifaceted nature of classical music has led her to a post as English program writer, producer, presenter, and interviewer for Radio Television Hong Kong’s Radio 4, where she is a regular host for Saturday Morning on 4, First Notes, and numerous live and recorded concert broadcasts.