Born in Toronto, Rebecca Leung completed a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, where she studied with eminent pedagogue Tatiana Sarkissova. She also holds an honours degree in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Waterloo, and afterwards studied at Wilfred Laurier University under the tutelage of Anya Alexeyev, where she entered on scholarship and earned her Bachelor of Music degree in two years. She is indebted to her first teacher, Nancy Hou, for cultivating in her a deep respect and love of music.