{"id":42238,"date":"2026-01-04T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&p=42238"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:39:35","slug":"hannah-tam","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/hannah-tam\/","title":{"rendered":"Hannah Tam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOf all the instruments I could\u00a0have played,\u00a0only\u00a0the\u00a0wide\u00a0range of the violin gives me\u00a0the\u00a0ability to be completely\u00a0vulnerable and authentic as a performer.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hannah Tam has been studying at the Curtis Institute of Music under the guidance of Ida Kavafian and Benjamin Beilman since 2018. She began playing the violin at age four, after her older brother began to learn the instrument: \u201cI would sit next to him while he had lessons. When he stopped playing and his guard was down, I would snatch his violin and try to mimic the movements I saw him doing. Although I can\u2019t imagine I sounded particularly good, my parents took this as a sign that I should start lessons, and I\u2019ve been hooked ever since.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah has garnered numerous distinctive international accolades, including the Third Prize and Audience Prize at the Menuhin International Competition Junior Division (2021), the Memorial Performance Award at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, and was First Prize Winner and Overall Winner of the Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition (2016), amongst others. Hannah has also been invited to serve as a Jubilee Ambassador for B\u00e4renreiter.<\/span> She has <\/span>already impressed the Montreal public in 2019 at the age of 13, when she took part in the Mini Violini at the Concours musical international de Montr\u00e9al, winning the Audience Prize.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras, such as the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Galveston Symphony, and the Brevard Music Centre Orchestra. Her performance of the Glazunov violin concerto with the Kansas City Symphony was an important moment of her musical journey: \u201cBeing supported by such an enthusiastic orchestra and connecting with a truly gracious audience made it one of the most memorable trips of all time.\u201d She also had the privilege to display her dedication to music in various settings, such as the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland, and the La Jolla Music Festival in San Diego. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah\u00a0currently plays\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cex-Herten\u201d\u00a0violin\u00a0from 1757\u00a0by\u00a0Giovanni Battista Guadagnini.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
<\/strong>Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003<\/p>\n