RCM Alumni Shine in CBC Top 30 List of Young Classical Musicians

The Royal Conservatory artists recognized in this year’s list range from pianists to strings, percussion and brass players, along with vocalists and several composers! They are all united by their experience of studying music through The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) whether it be the RCM Certificate Program – our internationally-acclaimed system of extracurricular music study and examinations – and/or the professional training programs of either the RCM’s The Glenn Gould School or The Taylor Academy. 

This list celebrating the accomplishments of Canada’s “hottest classical musicians” notes that this year's talented artists are “winning big competitions and prizes, making exciting debuts, releasing new albums and graduating from top music schools — and we think they're amazing.” We could not agree more and congratulations to all of these bright Canadian lights!

• Matthew Boutda, choral conductor and tenor (Toronto, ON), ARCT '15, RCM Certificate Program
• Andrew Busch, percussion (Toronto, ON), RCM Certificate Program
• Daniel Dastoor, violin (Montréal, QC), ADP ’22, The Glenn Gould School
• Carolyn Farnand, viola (Ottawa, ON), ADP ’19, The Glenn Gould School
• Danielle Greene, violin (St. John’s, NL), ADP ’19, The Glenn Gould School
• Queen Hezumuryango, mezzo-soprano (Kitchener, ON), RCM Certificate Program
• Jammie Lee, piano (Winnipeg, MB), RCM Certificate Program
• Solina Lee, cello (Edmonton, AB), RCM Certificate Program
• Rachel McFarlane, composer (Toronto, ON), RCM Certificate Program and composer, the Oscar Peterson Program
• Astrid Nakamura, violin (Toronto, ON), The Taylor Academy
• Thalia Navas, bassoon (Ottawa, ON), RCM Certificate Program
• Luca Ortolani, oboe (Ottawa, ON), RCM Certificate Program
• Eric Prodger, trombone (Gatineau, QC), The Glenn Gould School
• Sunny Ritter, pianist (Toronto, ON), The Taylor Academy
• Liam Ritz, composer (Toronto, ON), RCM Certificate Program
• Dabin Zoey Yang, violin (Toronto, ON), The Taylor Academy
• Emad Zolfaghari, viola (Oakville, ON), The Taylor Academy