Leon Chu

Leon Chu

Mr Chu is a conductor, percussionist and critic of music and culture. After his graduation from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (major in Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies) in 2003, he has been appointed conductor of several choirs and ensembles.

Mr Chu is an active critic, having his writings published for all major Chinese newspapers including Mingpao Daily, Hong Kong Economic Journal and Hong Kong Economic Time and his regular contributions to Hifi Review, art plus, Fine Music and MUZIK of Taiwan. He was the guest speaker of a series on music appreciation on Commercial Radio 1 in 2008.

After studying vocal with Albert Lim, Mr Chu has also studied conducting under Norwegian conductor Kåre Hanken, Theodora Pavlovitch of Bulgaria and Gábor Hollerung of Hungary. In 2014, Mr Chu attained the Master degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Saint Joseph, Macau.