- Co-opted Member of Performing Arts Committee
Dr Lam is the Director of Artistic Planning of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and a composer. As one of the foremost Asian composers of his generation, his music has been performed in some of the most prestigious venues of the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Konzerthaus Berlin, Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall and South Bank Centre in London.
Dr Lam holds the distinction of being the youngest Chinese composer and the first Hong Kong composer ever commissioned by the BBC. He has to date written over ten orchestral works, including “Endless Forms” which was premiered at the BBC Proms 2012, and “Quintessence” which was composed to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. It has been performed in Hong Kong and on tour in 13 major cities in Europe (2015), China (2016) and Asia/Australia (2017) by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, where he served as the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Composer-in-Residence in 2013/14, under Jaap van Zweden.
Dr Lam was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in composition from the University of Sussex in 2012. In the same year he received the Young Artist Award 2011 from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
