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The RR studio is proud to have produced over 10 years of national competition winners. Over the past decade, students aged 7-19 have been regular finalists at prestigious competitions, such as the Canadian Music Competition, Pacific International Youth Competition, Vancouver International Music Competition, and the Seattle Young Artists Music Competition, among others. Many senior students graduating from RR Academy have gone on to attend prestigious universities and conservatories. The below videos are live recordings of students in competitions accompanied by senior faculty Nicholas Rada.
Gold medal CMC winner Cindy Liang performs at the Canadian Music Competition in 2018 (recording coming soon!)
Canadian Music Competition: Live Competition Video Series
Current student Nini Lu plays Mozart’s K. Concerto in F major K. 459, 1st mvt. at the Canadian Music Competition (2019) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Current student Allen Ding plays Haydn Concerto in D major, 3rd mvt. at the Canadian Music Competition (2018) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Current student Amber Huang plays Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3, 3rd. mvt. at the Canadian Music Competition (2018) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Alumni Paul Wang plays Mozart’s Concerto in D minor K. 466, 1st mvt. at the SYAMFA Finals (2019) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Alumni Julie Wu plays Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt. at the Canadian Music Competition (2018) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Alumni Paul Wang plays Beethoven’s Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, 1st mvt at the Canadian Music Competition (2017) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Alumni Paul Wang plays Kabalevsky’s Concerto No. 3 in D major, 1st mvt. at the Canadian Music Competition (2016) with teacher Nicholas Rada
Student Cindy Liang plays Mazurka in A minor Op. 68 No. 2 by Chopin at the CMC winners concert in Vancouver, Canada
Student Allen Ding plays Birds by Seymour Bernstein at the Shadbolt Centre in Vancouver