Leslie Kwan is a Guyanese American harpsichordist, entrepreneur, and author. She grew up with Lincoln Center as her playground and American Pop music as her soundtrack.
In addition to founding her own baroque chamber orchestra L’Académie, highlights of Leslie’s career includes sales at CHANEL and marketing at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
In 2019, Ms. Kwan founded MonarchMusic, an organisation that produced concerts for cancer and pediatric hospitals in London.
Leslie’s debut children’s book, A IS FOR ARETHA, is a gift to little Black girls everywhere to ensure that they learn about some of the most influential Black female musicians of all time, and inspire them to use their love of music for good.
It’s the kind of book that Leslie wished had been available to her as a young musician.