Terence Tam
Consistently praised for his intense musicality and impressive technique, Canadian violinist Terence Tam has performed in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Europe and Japan as a recitalist and chamber musician. Currently concertmaster of the Victoria Symphony, he also previously held this prestigious position with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Australia and Symphony Nova Scotia in Canada. Tam has made concerto appearances with the Toronto, Montreal, National Arts Centre, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick symphonies. An active chamber musician, Mr. Tam’s performances have taken him to the Sarasota, Ravinia, Meadowmount, Banff, Aspen, Encore, Hamptons, Scotiafest and La Conner music festivals. He has been featured as guest violinist at the Montreal Symphony’s “La Virée Musique” festival, the Sweetwater Festival in Ontario, Music in the Morning in Vancouver, and the 35th International Viola Congress in Australia, among others.
Tam studied at the Glenn Gould School of Music in Toronto, where he completed a double major with full scholarships in violin and piano. Subsequently, he pursued post-graduate studies at the Peabody Institute of Music in Baltimore as well as the Hochschule fur Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, Germany. Mr. Tam is a frequent judge at regional and national music competitions and is a regular faculty member of the PRISMA Academy and Festival in Canada.
In 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship (FRCMT) by the Royal Conservatory of Music of Canada.