Biography

Hailing from Scarborough, award-winning trombonist Robert Conquer is quickly establishing himself as one of Canada’s finest young musicians. After receiving his Bachelor of Music at the Curtis Institute of Music, he joined the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra as Principal Trombone, wherein he became its youngest tenured musician in 2024. He has also been heard playing tenor trombone with the Hannaford Street Silver Band, Toronto Symphony, National Arts Centre, Hamilton Philharmonic, Mandle Philharmonic, Esprit and National Ballet of Canada Orchestras. In the chamber music setting, Robert enjoys performing brass quintet music with many ensembles across Toronto, and can be heard on the Art of Time Ensemble’s new record Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold, a brilliant reimagination of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat.

As a soloist, Robert performed and recorded Nino Rota’s Concerto per Trombone on tour with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada as the first-prize recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts - Michael Measures Prize. In 2021, he was the second-prize winner of this same award and was also named as one of CBC Classical Music's "30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30." He was also the winner of the 2020 Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Competition, wherein he also received the prize for best interpretation of a Canadian work in the semi-final round. 

He looks forward to upcoming concerto performances with the Georgian Shores Concert Band and Peterborough Symphony Orchestra.

Outside of the trombone, Robert is extremely passionate about chain restaurants, video games and the Toronto Blue Jays!