2025 Adjudicators

Kimberley Sundell

Kimberley Sundell

Junior Piano

M.A. in Piano Pedagogy, University of Ottawa, Ontario
B.G.S./B.Ed. (early years music), Brandon University, Manitoba
ARCT (Piano Pedagogy/Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music

Kimberley Sundell has been instructing students of all levels for 30 years in piano, rudiments, history, harmony and pedagogy. Her students consistently win awards at festivals, successfully complete scholarship and university entrance auditions and have been invited to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in NYC.

As a teen, Kimberley started studies with Dr. Joan Miller, and continued with her into university. She completed her ARCT diplomas with Caron Whitlaw-Hiebert. During this time, she participated in master classes for Dr. Judy Kehler-Siebert, Dr. Laura Loewen, Michael Oike, Eric Lussier, and Harold Lugsdin.

Kimberley completed a M.A. in Piano Pedagogy through the Piano Pedagogy Research Laboratory at the University of Ottawa. She has presented her thesis research at conferences for CFMTA, MTNA and NCKP.

She has conducted masterclasses for the Canadian Music Showcase, 10 000 Hours and Steinway Gallery in Ottawa and served as a judge for the Crescendo International Music Competition.

Kimberley is a member of the Royal Conservatory of Music College of Examiners as a piano examiner and presiding examiner for trainees. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Honens International Piano Competition as co chair of the Education and Community Outreach portfolios.