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Two-Thirds of CBC Top 30 List of Young Classical Musicians Comprised of RCM Students and Alumni

Two-Thirds of CBC Top 30 List of Young Classical Musicians Comprised of RCM Students and Alumni

Published on August 1, 2023

The CBC’s “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30, 2023 edition” has been published and Royal Conservatory of Music students and alumni once again dominate the list

The 20 RCM artists named in this annual list include numerous pianists, violinists, guitarists and vocalists. What unites them is the experience of studying music through The Royal Conservatory whether it be with the RCM Certificate Program – The Royal Conservatory's internationally-acclaimed system of extracurricular music study and examinations – and/or the professional training programs of The Glenn Gould School or The Taylor Academy, both located at The Royal Conservatory.

The CBC article notes that these artists are “highly skilled, creative, disciplined, determined to make their mark in the world of classical music” and “we think they're amazing.” Congratulations to all of these incredible artists!
 

Here are the RCM student and alumni on this year's CBC list:

  • Andrew Adridge, baritone (Scarborough, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Sami Anguaya, composer (Toronto, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Emily Bosenius, violin (Mississauga, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Simon Farintosh, guitar (Toronto, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Madeline Hall, guitar (London, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Wesley Harrison, tenor (Windsor, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano (Toronto, ON) RCM Certificate Program
  • Antian Jiang, piano (Toronto, ON) LRCM '17 and ARCT '16, RCM Certificate Program
  • Samuel Kerr, piano (Calgary, AB) RCM Certificate Program
  • Hamilton Lau, piano (Burnaby, BC) ARCT ’16, RCM Certificate Program
  • Elijah Orlenko, piano (Toronto, ON) The Taylor Academy
  • Sarah Pollard, flute (Sunderland, ON) ADP ’22, The Glenn Gould School
  • Serena Reuten, flute (Vancouver, BC) RCM Certificate Program
  • Zachary Rioux, tenor (Grand Falls, NB) BMus ’22, The Glenn Gould School
  • Justin Saulnier, violin (Ottawa, ON) 2017 and 2019 Gold Medalist, RCM Certificate Program
  • River North Bird Sawchyn, violin (Winnipeg, MB) RCM Certificate Program
  • Benjamin Seah, violin (Montréal, QC) 2016 Regional Gold Medalist, RCM Certificate Program
  • Ashley Tsai, violin (Calgary, AB) ARCT ’21 and 2020 National Gold Medalist, RCM Certificate Program
  • Alex Yang, piano (Halifax, NS) ARCT ’22 and 2022 Diploma Gold Medalist, RCM Certificate Program
  • Tiffany Yeung, violin (Richmond Hill, ON) The Taylor Academy, and BMus ’25, The Glenn Gould School

Tiffany Yeung

Alex Yang

Ashley Tsai

Benjamin Seah

Elijah Orlenko

Justin Saulnier

Sarah Pollard

Zachary Rioux