Category: Conservatory exams

Special congratulations to student Owen Yisu Wang, winner of the Royal Conservatory Gold Medal for Level 10 Piano (B.C. & Yukon region), for the highest mark during the 2019-2020 piano examination season.

Congratulations to student Eric Zhang on his Royal Conservatory Gold Medal for Level 10 Piano (highest mark in a Level 10 piano examination in the B.C. & Yukon region in 2019). Photo from the RCM Celebration of Excellence ceremony.

Congratulations to these students (most recent listed first):

David Yeung — RCM ARCT Performer’s Diploma Piano, First Class Honours (August 2019)

Aubrey S. Zhang — RCM ARCT Performer’s Diploma Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (August 2019)

Aaron Yumo Zhao — RCM ARCT Performer’s Diploma Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (August 2019)

Matthew Yeung — RCM Level 10 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (August 2019)

Eric Zhang — RCM Level 10 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction, B.C. GOLD MEDAL WINNER (August 2019)

Rui Ze Li — RCM Level 8 Piano, First Class Honours (August 2019)

Nicholas Hu — RCM Level 9 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (June 2019)

Olivia Hu — RCM Level 8 Piano, First Class Honours (June 2019)

Brianna Ma — RCM Level 8 Piano, First Class Honours (June 2019)

Cheng Yan (Ryan) Shi — RCM ARCT Performer’s Diploma Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (April 2019)

Braden Honson — RCM Level 8 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (April 2019)

Xin Jie (Joy) Wu — Elementary Piano Pedagogy, First Class Honours (January 2019)

The 2018 piano exam period is now complete, and the Royal Conservatory of Music has announced the gold medals for candidates who received the highest marks in their level for the year.  Four of my students captured this honour:

• Rhea Zhu, Level 7 Piano, B.C. Gold Medal [highest mark in B.C. for a Level 7 piano examination]
• Owen Wang, Level 8 Piano, B.C. Gold Medal [highest mark in B.C. for a Level 8 piano examination]
• Eric Zhang, Level 9 Piano, B.C. Gold Medal [highest mark in B.C. for a Level 9 piano examination]
• Sue Wang, Licentiate Diploma, National Gold Medal [highest mark in North America for a piano Licentiate Diploma examination]

Special Congratulations to all four students on this very significant achievement!

Congratulations to these students (most recent listed first):

• Eric Zhang — RCM Level 9 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction, B.C. GOLD MEDAL WINNER (August 2018)
• Audrey Liang — RCM Level 6 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (August 2018)
• Sue Wang — RCM Licentiate Diploma, First Class Honours with Distinction, NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNER (June 2018)
• Eric Cao — RCM Grade 10 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (June 2018)
• Owen Wang — RCM Grade 8 PIano, First Class Honours with Distinction, B.C. GOLD MEDAL WINNER (June 2018)
• Nicholas Hu — RCM Grade 8 PIano, First Class Honours (June 2018)
• Allice Wang — RCM ARCT Performer’s Diploma, First Class Honours with Distinction (April 2018)
• Joy (Xin Jie) Wu — RCM Grade 10 Piano, First Class Honours (April 2018)
• Matthew Yeung — RCM Grade 9 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (April 2018)
• Braden Honson — RCM Grade 7 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (April 2018)
• Olivia Hou — RCM Grade 7 Piano, First Class Honours (April 2018)
• Summer Uy — RCM Grade 7 Piano, First Class Honours (April 2018)
• Rhea Zhu — RCM Grade 7 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction, B.C. GOLD MEDAL WINNER (April 2018)
• Enya Cao — RCM Grade 6 Piano, First Class Honours (April 2018)
• Alvin Liang — RCM Grade 7 Piano, First Class Honours with Distinction (January 2018)