Regional Partner - China
Arts Excellence Certification
A Cognia Accredited School System
/ Performance
Celebration of Excellence
Celebrations of Excellence are recitals held annually across North America and China, and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of RCM students. Award winners will be contacted via the email associated with their RCM account. To learn more about a specific ceremony, please select your location.
Award winners who are not able to attend their Celebration of Excellence event in person will be invited to submit a video recording via Dropbox. The virtual recital video will be published in Spring 2026.
Music Lights the Way Piano Festival
Over 8,000 students in Canada and the US submitted performance videos to the inaugural Music Lights the Way Piano Festival.
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Free to enter ​for piano students of all ages and levels​
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Two available divisions – Youth and Adult
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​Over $150,000 worth of prizing to be awarded including an acoustic grand piano from Yamaha!
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Feedback for semi-finalists from expert judges​
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Friends and family can support you with online voting for Audience Choice
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Location: Grand Finale live in Koerner Hall
Winners Announced!
Piano students from across Canada and the United States competed for over $150,000 in prizing, provided by Yamaha.