REVIEW | Sanattan Yansımalar, March 2025 (Kerson Leong: Kemanın Büyücülerinden mi?)
“… the enchanting sound … , the measure and accuracy in his musical expression, were the most important aspects of his performance.”
REVIEW | MyScena, February 2025 (Review | Kerson Leong Dazzles in Lopsided Violons du Roy Program)
“Leong’s violin sound is quite unique, and it is difficult to describe. It is at once mellow and volcanic, warm and sparkling. It is at times like a bottle of champagne, at other times like mulled Christmas wine.”
INTERVIEW | Il Secolo XIX, January 2025
REVIEW | MeinBezirk, May 2024 (Hörgenüsse bei der Eröffnung des Beethovenfrühlings in Baden)
“The true highlight of the concert was the Austrian debut of the Canadian violinist Kerson Leong.”
REVIEW | Arkansas Democrat Gazette, February 2024 (Broken-footed violinist gives Beethoven concerto a gold-standard performance)
“Sitting, standing or standing on his head, Leong … produced what for me will be the gold standard going forward for this masterwork.”
REVIEW | Salto Bolzano, August 2023 (Un ospite speciale)
“Leong is thrilling as he masterfully handles every detail— … unleashing a gorgeously warm sound that’s impossible not to fall in love with.”
REVIEW | Positive Feedback, August 2023 (Notes on Recent Finds, No. 11 – Alpha Classics!)
“There is a lot of competition in the catalog for performances of this music: Heifetz, Stern, Francescatti, Kyung-Wha Chung, Midori, Erica Morini, Ricci … But Leong more than holds his own amongst these other great performances.”
REVIEW | TGVercelli, August 2023 (Gli applausi per il Ciaikovskij di Leong hanno messo a dura prova la stabilità di Sant’Andrea)
“In Tchaikovsky, Leong was overflowing with energy … but make no mistake — this was not merely virtuosity, even if of Everest-like proportions. It was an interpretation bursting with musicality, enriched by an impressive range of nuance.”
REVIEW | LesArtZé, November 2022 (L’Orchestre symphonique des Québec remporte un vif succès en cette matinée du dimanche 20 novembre)
“With unmatched confidence and musicality, he astonishes with playing that seems entirely natural to him.”
REVIEW | Le Devoir, July 2021 (Beau doublé pour Nicolas Ellis et Les Violons du Roy)
“With a rich, magical sound, devilish precision of intonation, and a range of colors and nuances that followed the twists and shifting atmospheres of the composition, the violinist from Ottawa all but hypnotized the audience.”
ARTICLE | The Toronto Star, July 2021 (Toronto Summer Music is going virtual again this year, but the concerts will be as real as the musicians can make them)