Alumni The Royal Conservatory of Music

paul shaffer



diana krall



wallis giunta



oscar peterson



measha brueggergosman



randy bachman, guitarist
rob baker, guitarist
emilie-claire barlow, jazz singer , musician
isabel bayrakdarian, soprano
jeanne beker, television personality
mario bernardi, conductor
laila biali, singer, songwriter, , pianist
mary bothwell, classical vocalist (canadian academy of music)
russell braun, baritone
measha brueggergosman, soprano
howard cable, conductor , composer
the rt. hon. kim campbell, 19th prime minister of canada
kim cattrall, actor
piya chattopadhyay, broadcaster , journalist
bruce cockburn, singer, songwriter, , guitarist
jonathan crow, violinist, concert master
george crum, conductor
mychael danna, academy award-winning composer
john estacio, composer
bob ezrin, record producer
ivan fecan, media executive
david foster, musician, producer, , composer
george gao, erhu player , composer
wallis giunta, mezzo soprano
chilly gonzales, grammy award-winning pianist, songwriter, , producer
glenn gould, pianist
robert goulet, singer , actor
lawrence gowan, pianist
barbara gowdy, novelist, short-story writer
gryphon trio
phyllis gummer, composer
emily haines, singer/songwriter
stuart hamilton, pianist, vocal coach, radio broadcaster, artistic director, , producer
rt. hon stephen harper22nd prime minister of canada
jeff healey, guitarist
angela hewitt, pianist
heather hiscox, journalist , broadcaster
leslie holmes, baritone , voice teacher (canadian academy of music)
scott houghton, pianist, doctor, motorcycle enthusiast
carly rae jepsen, singer/songwriter
norman jewison, film director
kiesza, singer, songwriter, , multi-instrumentalist
carolyn dawn johnson, singer/songwriter
eli kassner, guitar teacher
norbert kraft, classical guitarist
diana krall, singer , pianist
chantal kreviazuk, singer/songwriter, pianist
julian kuerti, conductor
gordon lightfoot, singer/songwriter
jens lindemann, trumpeter
jan lisiecki, pianist
alexina louie, composer, pianist
ann-marie macdonald, author
amanda marshall, singer/songwriter
lois marshall, soprano
the hon. barbara mcdougall, former secretary of state external affairs
loreena mckennitt, singer, pianist , composer
sarah mclachlan, singer/songwriter
sean morley, wrestler
geoffrey moull, conductor , pianist
kent nagano, conductor , music director
scott niedermayer, hockey player
phil nimmons, composer , educator
roger norrington, conductor
sandra oh, award-winning actress
joseph pach, violinist
owen pallett, violinist , composer
jon kimura parker, pianist , educator
richard reed parry, guitarist , composer
ryan peake, guitarist
oscar peterson, pianist , composer
adrianne pieczonka, soprano
gordon pinsent, actor
sarah polley, filmmaker , actress
kalan porter, singer/songwriter
tegan , sara quin, singers, songwriters, , pianists
eric radford, world champion pairs figure skater
the hon. bob rae, former premier of ontario
erika raum, violinist
ryan reynolds, actor
doug riley, composer , pianist
john robertson, composer
r. murray schafer, composer , educator
paul shaffer, musical director
mitchell sharp, former canadian minister of finance
sarah slean, singer/songwriter
st. lawrence quartet, string quartet
teresa stratas, soprano
george stroumboulopoulos, broadcaster
shania twain, singer
veronica tennant, filmmaker , former prima ballerina, national ballet of canada
jon vickers, tenor
rafael villanueva, music director
greg wells, multiple grammy nominated musician, composer, record producer




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