Leighton Fong

Leighton Fong, cello, is a longtime member of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, and the principal cellist of the California Symphony. He plays regularly with Eco Ensemble and Empyrean Ensemble, and was a member of the San Francisco Contemporary Players. Mr. Fong studied at the San Francisco Conservatory, the New England Conservatory, the Bern Conservatory in Switzerland, and the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark.  He has taught cello at UC Berkeley since 1997.