Houtian Zhong is a second-year composition student at the University of Toronto. In 2021, He attained RCM Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, and he has experimented with music composition ranging from solo instrumentation to full orchestra. Over the course of his musical journey, he has won awards in the Murray Adaskin Composition Competition, the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, the BC Student Composer Competition, and the national CFMTA Student Composer Competition. His works have been performed by professional ensembles such as the Victoria Symphony, Westshore Chamber Music, and the Springdale Trio. He has studied with composers Christine Donkin in Victoria and Katarina Curcin and Larysa Kuzmenko at the University of Toronto.
