is an Armenian-Canadian opera singer who moved to Canada as a teenager. James Westman (born 1972) is an operatic baritone, in his youth he was the first boy soprano to perform Gustav Mahler, 4th symphony with Leonard Bernstein. Joni Henson (born 1977 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) and Measha Brueggergosman (born 1977 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) are both Sopranos that perform regularly both in concert and in fully staged Operas. Opera companies Canadian Opera Company Opéra de Montréal Vancouver Opera Manitoba Opera Opera Atelier Opera in Concert Opera Lyra Ottawa Calgary Opera Edmonton Opera Opera Hamilton Opéra de Québec Pacific Opera Victoria Choirs Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Amadeus Choir Nathaniel Dett Chorale Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Ottawa Bach Choir Theatre of Early Music Ensembles and performers Orchestras and ensembles Symphony orchestras: Victoria Symphony Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Calgary Philharmonic Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Saskatoon Symphony Regina Symphony Orchestra Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra National Arts Centre Orchestra Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (Quebec Symphony Orchestra) Symphony New Brunswick Symphony Nova Scotia Community orchestras: Oakville Symphony Orchestra Ottawa Symphony Orchestra Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra Baroque orchestras and chamber ensembles: Amati Quartet New Orford String Quartet Quatuor Bozzini Canadian Brass Canadian Chamber Ensemble I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra Les Violons du Roy Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Quartetto Gelato Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Instrumentalists Pianists Alberto Guerrero (1886–1959) was a Chilean-Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher whose students included Glenn Gould and Jon Kimura Parker. Glenn Gould (1932–1982) was noted for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, his technical proficiency, unorthodox musical philosophy, and eccentric personality and piano technique. Zeyda Ruga Suzuki (born 1943, Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-Canadian classical pianist and Juno Award nominee. Dang Thai Son (born 1958, Hanoi, Vietnam) is a classical pianist known for being the first Asian pianist to win the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1980. He remains a well-known Chopin interpreter, and now resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Naida Cole (born 1974) has recorded music by Fauré, Chabrier, Satie and Ravel. Wonny Song Korean-Canadian pianist and professor. First Prize winner at the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, Prix d'Europe 2003, and winner of the Minnesota Orchestra's WAMSO Competition. Steve Barakatt Marc-André Hamelin Angela Hewitt Anton Kuerti Lee Kum-Sing Louis Lortie Jan Lisiecki