Ming-hang Tam; Violin & Piano
M.M. with Academic Honors, New England Conservatory of Music, 2019
B.M., Eastman School of Music, 2017
Registered Training at the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA):
-Every Child Can!
-Suzuki Principles in Action
-Violin Units 1–10
-Violin Practicum
-Violin Teaching Strategies
-Violin Revisiting Unit 1
-Suzuki in the Schools Level 1
Staff Training at the Suzuki Institute of Boston (SIB):
-Violin Books 1–4
-Piano Book 1
Mr. Tam has concertized for solo, chamber music and large ensembles, from early music to contemporary. He has performed in Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Eureka Ensemble, New England Conservatory Philharmonia, Eastman Philharmonia, and Empire Film Music Ensemble. Appeared in Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and Kodak Hall at the Eastman Theatre, he has premiered Aaron Jay Kernis’ Symphony No. 4 “Chromelodeon,” and Kevin Puts’ “Letters from Georgia” with Renée Fleming.
Mr. Tam holds a Master of Music degree with Academic Honors in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in the studio of Nicholas Kitchen, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Applied Music – Violin from the Eastman School of Music with Renée Jolles. Named on the Dean’s List for his academic excellence at both prestigious music schools, Mr. Tam has taught his peers in practice sessions and studio classes, honing their skills in listening and giving constructive criticism, with assistance in technique and musicality. He was the recipient of Dean’s Scholarship at NEC, Howard Hanson Scholarship at Eastman, and other merit scholarships at Heifetz International Music Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Catskill High Peaks Festival.
Mr. Tam has served as Artist-in-Residence and Director of Digital Media at the Suzuki Institute of Boston since 2018. He is a registered violin teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), who has studied the Suzuki violin pedagogy with some distinguished SAA violin teacher trainers.