Dr. Jackson Leung, Professor of Music, is Coordinator of Keyboard Studies and Director of the Chamber Orchestra at Wright State University. He is the recipient of the 2010 Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching Award at WSU, 2011 Southwest Ohio Council for Higher Education Award for Excellence in Teaching, and “Excellence in Piano Teaching” Award at the 2014 Carmel International Piano Competition. Dr. Leung was the first-prize winner in the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition, the second-prize winner in the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition, and the “Albert Roussel” Prize at the École Normale de Musique, Paris, the “Conductor of Exceptional Merit” Award at the International Repertoire Workshop for Orchestral Conductors in the Czech Republic, and "Outstanding Conductor" Award at Bacau, Romania.

As a pianist, Leung has performed as a soloist and in duo recitals and concerto appearances with his wife, Dr. Benita Tse-Leung, Leung throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the UK, France, Spain, Japan, Canada, Bermuda, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, and numerous other cities in mainland China. The Leung-Tse duo was awarded first prize in the Duo Division at the Ohio Music Teachers Association Graves Competition in Columbus in 1996 and 1998. Their CD, entitled “Danzas,” was released in the summer of 2001. As a teacher, he has produced student winners at numerous state, regional, national, and international competitions.

As a conductor, he has been featured as guest conductor with the Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, Hrádec Králove Philharmonic Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, the Westsächsisches Symphonieorchester, Bourgas State Philharmonic Orchestra, the Macao Orchestra, Macau Youth Symphony, the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra, and the Seven Hills Sinfonietta. A CD recording of Leung and the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, selections from the CD have since received numerous broadcasts on WGUC, Cincinnati, and WDPR, Dayton.

A sought-after adjudicator, Leung has judged numerous competitions including the World Piano Pedagogy Conference Competition, Music Teachers National Association Regional Auditions, World Piano International Competition in Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Piano Scholarship and Concerto Competitions (annually), Miami University Young Artist Competition, Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Blue Ash Symphony Concerto Competitions (annually), Chamber Music Yellow Springs, Macau-Asia Pacific Piano Competition, Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, Macao Youth Music Competition, among others. Leung has written articles for various music journals and periodicals. He has also presented papers and workshops at international, nationals, and regional conferences.