[2] He soon went on to win the Grand Prize at the nationwide Canadian Music Competition for five consecutive years (2005-2009), each time receiving the highest score of any instrument or age category.
[3][4] In 2010, Leong won a First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, which led to his first European debuts and the start of his solo performing career.
[3][4] In 2016, Leong gave the world premiere of Visions, a piece by English composer John Rutter written especially for him to perform at the Temple Church in celebration of Yehudi Menuhin’s centenary.
He was subsequently invited by Rutter to record the piece with him and the Aurora Orchestra the following summer and went on to premiere it in Australia, Hong Kong, the St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium.
[4] Leong’s approach to violin technique and music making is also influenced by physics concepts his father taught him related to string resonances in bowed instruments.