Musicians

Terence Tam

Concert Master

Appointed Concertmaster of the Victoria Symphony in 2007, Canadian virtuoso Terence Tam has been performing publicly on the violin and piano since the age of eight. He has been a frequent recitalist and chamber musician in Canada, the U.S.A. and Australia, and has also performed in Europe and Japan. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with numerous Canadian orchestras and his performances have been regularly broadcast on Canadian and Australian national radio and television. Mr Tam has performed at the Montreal International Festival of Music as violinist and pianist and made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall. In 2001, he made his Paris concerto debut playing the Ligeti violin concerto with the Academy of 20th Century Music Orchestra under conductor Jonathan Nott. Tam has previously held the position of Concertmaster with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Australia as well as with Symphony Nova Scotia in Canada.

An active chamber musician, Tam’s performances have been heard at numberous North American music festivals. In recent seasons he has been the featured guest violinist at the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival, Artist in Residence of the St. Cecilia Concert Series in Halifax and featured violinist at the 35th International Viola Congress in Australia.

Tam studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto where he was a double major with full scholarships in violin and piano. He is a recipient of grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts as well as the Chalmer’s Foundation of the Ontario Arts Council.