Episode 3: This is the Legend Of a World-Renowned Virtuoso Violinist - Kerson Leong

            At 8 years old, Kerson Leong ((梁喬信) won his first national music competition, and then won the next 4 consecutive national music competitions at 9, 10, 11, and 12 years old.

            At 13 years old, he won 1st prize at the International Yehudi Menuhin Competition (the Olympics/Paralympics of violin).  To this day, NO OTHER CANADIAN has achieved this feat (the closest was Scott St. John’s 3rd place finish in 1985).

            At 13 years old, King Harald V of Norway personally congratulated him on his 1st prize win.

            Before the age of 22, he has performed for 2 Canadian prime ministers, 2 Canadian governor generals, King Harald V of Norway, and one Italian president.

            At 24 years old, in the Toronto Star, Jonathan Crow (concertmaster for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) described Kerson as “one of THE greatest violinists, period.”

            Join Amos Vang as he interviews his maternal cousin, Kerson Leong, on his incredible career.  In this 3-hour interview, the cousins talk about Kerson’s career, their respective experiences in the Canadian Music Competition (Kerson in violin, and Amos in piano), the difference between good musicians and great musicians, their experiences on mastering musicality, and how Canada can catch up with the rest of the world in terms of classical music appreciation.

謝謝, 喬信.

            3:55 for the interview (though, I highly recommend that you stay for the entire introduction).

            Buy Kerson’s newest album here: https://kersonleong.com/albums/britten-bruch-violin-concertos/

            Follow Kerson on Instagram: @kersonleong

            Follow Kerson on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kersonleong/

            Visit his website: https://www.kersonleong.com

Music by: Scott Buckley - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/

         And by: Amos Vang

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