Kwam� Ryan is a Canadian conductor of Trinidadian descent. He is the son of Selwyn Ryan,a University Professor, and Joya Gomez, a school teacher and actress. He had his primary and early musical education at the University School, St Augustine, Trinidad. A month after his birth, the family moved to Uganda. Several years later, the family moved to Trinidad. Ryan attended Oakham School, in Rutland, England, and then studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. His UK mentors included Lynn Binstock and Mark Elder. In Germany, Ryan attended the University of T�bingen for one year, for language and culture studies. Ryan later studied conducting with Peter E�tv�s in Freiburg on a university exchange program. Other conducting mentors included Lothar Zagrosek. From 1999 to 2003, he served as Generalmusikdirektor of the Freiburg Opera and Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra. His work there included a commercial recording of Luigi Nono's Prometeo, as second conductor. Ryan made his professional UK conducting debut at the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival. 

Toronto (Age 54)