Stephen Tam
Canadian flautist Stephen Tam is the First-Prize Winner of the 32nd CBC/Radio-Canada National Competition for Young Performers. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic, the Banff Festival Orchestra, the Canadian Sinfonietta, the University of Toronto Symphony, the Toronto Senior Strings, the Etobicoke Philharmonic and the Mooredale Festival Orchestra, and has been heard as a soloist and chamber musician on numerous occasions nationwide on CBC Radio.
As an orchestral flautist, Stephen currently serves as principal flute with the Canadian Sinfonietta. He has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the National Academy Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Stephen has performed at The White House, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, the Ottawa Valley Music Festival and the Hong Kong Government House. He has appeared with the Duke Trio and the Riverdale Ensemble.
Stephen also specializes in contemporary music, and is a frequent guest of Toca Loca and the Toronto New Music Projects. He often performs at the Music Gallery, and was recently involved in chamber concerts celebrating the new music of Philippe Leroux and Norma Beecroft. Stephen was also a guest performer in Toca Loca’s new CD “Shed”.
Stephen received the Master of Music in Orchestral Performance degree and the Professional Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music, where he was a student of Jeanne Baxtresser and Michael Parloff. He also studied with Douglas Stewart at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music in Performance with Honours. He was a recipient of many scholarships during his academic career, including being designated a University of Toronto Scholar four times.
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