專業評判

Dr. Ka Catherine Lam (BM HKAPA, MM Oregon, DMA Rutgers)
Dr. Catherine Lam earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Music and the Arts, under the tutelage of Professor Daniel Epstein. During her studies at Rutgers, she was appointed as a staff
accompanist for Voorhees Choir and the Extension Division department. Lam obtained her Master degree in Piano Performance with honors from University of Oregon under the tutelage of Dr. Dean Kramer and Dr. Claire Wachter. During her study
in Oregon, she was awarded the Euphemea Laraway Culp Scholarship, USA. Also, she is a certified Harmony Road Program instructor with full funding. Moreover, she obtained her Diploma in Performing Arts and Bachelor (honors) in Music from the Hong Kong
Academy for Performing Arts where she studied with the Head of Keyboard Studies, Professor Gabriel Kwok and Mr. Raymond Young, and worked as a staff accompanist inthe Junior Department from 2005-2008.
As an active performer, Lam has performed recitals and chamber music throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, where she has been selected and performed with Rutgers pianists at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall. Lam currently works as staffaccompanist in HKAPA and piano competition adjudicator in Hong Kong.
Dr. Lam has over 18 years teaching experiences of all ages and levels, she believes that actively communicate with students and understand their difficulties, and a supportive environment will help enormously throughout the music learning journey.

林嘉博士於美國羅格斯大學取得音樂藝術博士學位,主修鋼琴演奏,師隨 Daniel
Epstein教授。就讀期間獲任聘為該校著名沃里斯女子合唱團、兒童合唱團和校外課
程的鋼琴伴奏。2009-2011年林氏獲得最高的卡爾普獎學金在俄勒岡大學攻讀鋼琴
演奏碩士,師從Dean Kramer教授和Claire Wachter教授,以優異的成績畢業。同時
也獲得俄勒岡大學教學課程的全額資助完成《快樂之路鋼琴教學》課程。
 
林氏在出國深造之前就讀香港演藝學院,師從鍵盤樂系主任郭嘉特教授和楊習禮先生,接受專業訓練和薰陶,以優異成績取得鋼琴文憑證書和學士學位。在學其間也受聘為演藝學院初級音樂課程和兒童合唱團的鋼琴伴奏。
 
林氏曾獲邀於歐洲、亞洲及美洲各地舉行多場演奏會,並獲選在美國紐約著名卡內基音樂廳和羅格斯大學的鋼琴演奏家合作演出。現任香港演藝學院音樂課程鋼琴伴奏,香港公開鋼琴比賽評判。林博士擁有超過18年的教學經驗,她相信,積極與學生溝通,幫助他們解決在學習中所遇到的困難,並給予學生一個身心愉快的學習環境,可以成功引領學生走向鋼琴之路。