Leighton Fong, cello
is a longtime member of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble and also serves as Principal Cello with the California Symphony. He plays regularly with the Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players, the Empyrean Ensemble and is an active freelancer in the Bay Area. He has taught at UC Berkeley since 1997. Mr. Fong studied at the San Francisco Conservatory, the New England Conservatory, the Bern Conservatory in Bern, Switzerland, and the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark. He joined the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players in 2006.