Honorary Fellows of The Royal Conservatory
An Honorary Fellowship is the highest honour awarded by The Royal Conservatory. It is presented to outstanding Canadian and international artists and individuals who have made significant contributions to arts and culture in Canada and around the world.
| Year | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Feist | Multiple Juno Award-winning singer and songwriter. |
| 2012 | Measha Brueggergosman | Juno Award-winning soprano. |
| 2011 | Phil Nimmons | Founding member of the Canadian League of Composers; Director Emeritus of Jazz Studies at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. |
| 2011 | June Goldsmith | Founder and Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Music in the Morning. |
| 2011 | Jens Lindemann | Acclaimed trumpet soloist. |
| 2011 | Jeanne Lougheed and The Hon. Peter Lougheed | Philanthropist and the 10th Premier of Alberta. |
| 2010 | Darren Entwistle | Canadian businessman, currently president and chief executive officer of Telus. |
| 2008 | Nelly Furtado | Canadian Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter who has sold over 27 million records worldwide. |
| 2008 | R. Murray Schafer | Composer, writer, music educator, and environmentalist best known for his World Soundscape Project and concern for acoustic ecology. |
| 2008 | Steven Staryk | The leading Canadian violin virtuoso of his generation who, in 1951, was one of the Symphony Six denied permission to enter the United States. |
| 2008 | John Perry | American pianist and winner of numerous awards including the highest prizes in both the Busoni and Viotti international piano competitions. |
| 2007 | Blue Rodeo | Pop and country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto. |
| 2007 | Ian O. Ihnatowycz | One of Canada's leading practitioners of sustainable investing. Member of The Royal Conservatory's board and a major donor. |
| 2007 | Marta Witer | Doctor of Optometry, wife of Ian O. Ihnatowycz, and supporter and volunteer for various arts education institutions. |
| 2007 | Erica Davidson | A member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 15 years and also a performer with the National Ballet and the Canadian Opera Company orchestras. |
| 2006 | The Tragically Hip | Juno Award-winning rock band from Kingston who holds the record for most number one debuts on the Canadian Albums Chart. |
| 2005 | Bramwell Tovey | An English-born conductor and composer; music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since September 2000. |
| 2005 | Louise Pitre | An actress in musical theatre on Broadway and in Canada. Best known for her role in the ABBA-themed musical Mamma Mia! |
| 2004 | Barenaked Ladies | A Juno-winning and Grammy-nominated Canadian alternative rock band from Scarborough, Ontario. |
| 2004 | Isabel Bayrakdarian | Former Royal Conservatory student who has become a world-renowned Soprano. |
| 2003 | Bruce Cockburn | Folk-rock singer-songwriter inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001; has released 35 albums. |
| 2003 | Richard Margison | Canadian operatic tenor named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001. |
| 2002 | David Foster | Legendary producer, songwriter, and composer. Winner of numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, Juno, and Emmy Awards. |
| 2002 | Eugene Kash | Violinist, conductor, and teacher who studied at the Vienna Academy of Music with Bronislaw Huberman. |
| 2001 | Oscar Peterson | One of the greatest pianists of all time and a member of jazz royalty. Made over 200 recordings and won seven Grammys. |
| 2001 | Richard Bradshaw | Former general director of the Canadian Opera Company. |
| 2000 | Aline Chrétien | Wife of Canada's 20th Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, and longtime supporter of The Royal Conservatory. |
| 2000 | Leon Fleisher | An American pianist and conductor who made his public debut at age eight and played with the New York Philharmonic at 16. |
| 2000 | Edith Lantos | Trained with Zoltán Kodály in Hungary and has influenced the musical education of thousands of Canadians. |
| 1999 | Alan Goddard | Former Director of The Royal Conservatory of Music. |
| 1999 | Marina Geringas | Participated in the compilation of the piano syllabus and other publications at The Royal Conservatory. |
| 1998 | Tomson Highway | Cree playwright, novelist, and children's author. The writer and librettist of the first Cree language opera Pimooteewin. |
| 1998 | Jeanne Lamon | Violinist and conductor awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize in the Arts and a member of the Order of Canada. |
| 1997 | Doreen Hall | Irish-born violinist who taught at The Royal Conservatory and was the first to introduce the Orff Schulwerk education method to North America. |
| 1997 | Lorand Fenyves | Considered to be one of the greatest violin teachers in the world. |
| 1996 | Mario Bernardi | Canadian conductor and pianist who has conducted 75 different operas and over 450 other works with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. |
| 1995 | Maureen Forrester | World-renowned Canadian operatic contralto who gave master classes at The Royal Conservatory. |
| 1995 | David Mirvish | Art collector, art dealer, and theatre producer who owns and operates Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, and Ed Mirvish Theatre. |
| 1994 | Robertson Davies | One of Canada's most popular authors as well as a playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. His best-known work is The Deptford Trilogy. |
| 1994 | Lois Marshall | Soprano and mezzo-soprano who enjoyed a long career as a concert and recital singer. |
| 1993 | Adrienne Clarkson | Journalist and stateswoman; the first Chinese Canadian to be appointed Governor General of Canada. |
| 1993 | J Anthony Dawson | Organist, composer, and teacher at The Royal Conservatory for over 20 years. |
| 1993 | Robert Goulet | Grammy and Tony Award-winning entertainer who described the Fellowship as one of his most cherished awards. |
| 1992 | William Littler | Educator and music and dance critic at the Toronto Star for over 40 years. Also an adjudicator for the Sydney International Piano Competition. |
| 1991 | Gordon Kushner | Pianist, conductor, and teacher who directed the music for several of Norman Campbell's TV productions and musicals. |
| 1990 | Norman Burgess | Musician, educator, administrator, and proud advocate of Canadian music who helped found Learning Through The Arts. |
| 1990 | John Kruspe | Studied with Anton Kuerti and performs as soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. University of Toronto lecturer and Yamaha Canada affiliate. |
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