Programme

Mendelssohn - Fantasie in F-sharp Minor, Op.28

I. Con Moto Agitato - Andante

II. Allegro Con Moto

III. Presto

Puccini-Mikhashoff - Vissi D’Arte from Tosca

Strauss-Grainger - Ramble on the last love-duet from the Opera Der Rosenkavalier

Scriabin - Fantasie in B Minor, Op.28

Biography

Joanna Lam commenced piano lessons at the age of 8, proceeding to win prizes at several national music festivals. After leaving Chetham’s School of Music, she continued to study with Masayuki Tayama whilst reading Music at King’s College London where she received First Class Honours and was further awarded the Purcell Prize for gaining the highest mark in the degree. Most recently, she has been awarded a Scholarship to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she gained her Artist Master’s in Performance with Distinction.

Joanna has appeared in Masterclasses with Søren Rastogi, Noriko Ogawa, Vanessa Latarche, Norma Fisher and Frédéric Aguessy. She has performed at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Steinway Hall, Bridgewater Hall, EPTA’s annual conference, the Barbican, and Milton Court Concert Hall in London. Joanna is the winner of Essex Young Musician of the Year 2024 and has become a regular soloist at Hitchin Festival and the Iris Axon recital series in London.

She was awarded the prestigious Jellinek Prize as a winner of the Una Clark Young Artists’ Competition, leading to a performance of Rachmaninov’s 1st Piano Concerto with Guildford Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with Chineke! Foundation and appeared as the soloist in performances of concertos by Fauré and Saint-Saëns, working with conductors Daniel King-Smith and Levon Parikian. An experienced chamber musician, Joanna has collaborated with the renowned clarinettist and Principal of the Royal Northern, Linda Merrick, and is a Song Easel Young Artist along with baritone Geoff Clapham. She plays regularly with the Orelia piano trio who were this year’s winners of the Ivan Sutton Chamber Prize and who have made their debut in France and Canada this year.

Joanna is passionate about elevating the platform for lesser known and female composers, and sharing these works with audiences. In 2022 she performed as part of Sarah Cahill’s marathon project The Future is Female at the Barbican, promoting music by unsung female composers. Most recently she has been a semifinalist of Birmingham International Piano Competition and prizewinner at the Coulsdon & Purley Festival, North London Festival, and Guildhall’s Beethoven and Romantic Prizes. She has been selected for Le Foyer des Artistes Concerto Award Piano Spectacle in Collaboration with YAMAHA Europe, and performed in their prestigious Final at St. Columb’s Hall in Ireland. Joanna has recorded for Prima Facie Records and has directed the Music Academy at the Felsted International Summer School several times. She holds an award from the Wayne Sleep Foundation and is thrilled to continue her studies through the Artist Diploma programme at Guildhall. Joanna is proud to be a Talent Unlimited artist.

In Association with: Talent Unlimited

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