Noah Clarke

Noah Clarke is 19 years old and studies cello with Andras Weber. Noah is also a pianist and studies with his grandmother Aster Lai. He has completed the Royal Conservatory of Music Associate Diploma (ARCT) for Performance in both instruments with First Class Honours with Distinction. Noah has won numerous prizes at local competitions including first prize at the Toronto Kiwanis Festival and the Ontario Provincials (OMFA).

Noah has been a featured soloist in the GTA with the Canadian Sinfonietta, the York Chamber Ensemble, and in Austria and Italy with the CS Youth Orchestra.

In addition music, Noah also has a rich academic life. In 2023 Noah competed in the University of Waterloo International Avogadro Chemistry Exam and came in first place out of 5081 contestants around the world. This past year, he received the Dean’s Scholarship Award for receiving the highest grade in his class of 99 students at the University of Waterloo.

A previous member of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and a current conductor and coach with the CS Youth Orchestra, Noah is also the principal cellist of the orchestra at the University of Waterloo, where he is a second year student in the Bio-Medical Engineering Program.