Ronald Leonard recently retired as principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras throughout the United States under the direction of such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Charles Groves, Carlo Maria Giulini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert Blomstedt, Giuseppi Sinopoli, and Andre Previn. A critically acclaimed chamber music performer, Mr. Leonard has been a Marlboro Festival participant including tours and recordings, and he is a former member of the Hartwell, Vermeer, and Eastman quartets.

Mr. Leonard has performed at the Spoleto (Italy) Festival of Two Worlds, the Festival Casals in Puerto Rico, and has performed and taught at the Aspen Music Festival and School each year since 1975. He was professor of cello at the Eastman School of Music for 17 years and in 1974 was named Kilbourn Professor, the school's highest honor. In May 1996, Mr. Leonard was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in the field of music.

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