Born in a grassroot family, Leon Chu did not receive any formal music training during his teens. His first encounter with Mahler's Symphonies sparked his interest in music, leading him to pursue his musical studies. Upon his admission to the Department of Modern Languages and lntercultural Studies in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he participated in a number of choruses and orchestras as singer and percussionist. He later studied choral conducting under renowned European masters including Kåre Hanken, Theodora Pavlovitch, and Gábor Hollerung. In 2014, Chu attained the Master degree of Choral Conducting from the University of Saint Joseph, Macau, under the tutelage of Colin Mawby, Nancy Telfer and Pedro Monteiro. 

 

 

In 2006, Leon Chu took up the position as the Music Director of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Chorus. Apart from local performances, he brought the chorus to stages across mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. He conducted the chorus in their first commercial recording Spring Breeze Kisses My Face, which was soon awarded as one of the Best Sales Releases (Classical and Operatic Works Recording) in the IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award 2014. 

 

 

Since 2017, Leon Chu has been an Arts Advisor (Music sector) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.