香港出生,八岁移居加拿大,自幼习钢琴,一九九四年起,兼习扬琴,启蒙老师为夏薇青,一九九六年开始,随移居当地的洪圣茂及郭敏清老师继续学习,一九九四至二○○○年间,多次赴中国进修,得到扬琴名家张高翔、李玲玲等的指导,获益良多。一九九五年,获加拿大多伦多大型音乐节Kiwanis Music Festival 首届[非西方乐器组]比赛冠军(此为加拿大唯一认可的中国器乐比赛),至一九九七年间,四夺冠军,最后更获全组总冠军。二○○○年,进行首张个人专辑唱片的录音。近年积极参加与各中西音乐会演出及慈善公益之筹款活动,被誉为不可多得的青年音乐家。除了在海外推动中国文化方面作出实际努力外,并为海外青年一代起著鼓励的作用。
TAM Ka-Fai, Tony
Tony was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada when he was eight years old. He commenced his yangqin lessons with Miss Vivian XIA in 1994. He then furthered his yangqin trainings with Professors HONG Shing-Mao and GUO Min-qin of the Shanghai Conservatory. Throughout the years, Tony visited China numerous times and received tutorships from various famous virtuosi such as ZHANG Gao-xiang and LI Ling-ling. Tony is a four-time winner of the prestigious Kiwanis Music Festival of Toronto, Canada. He actively participates in performances and charitable events and has made remarkable contributions in promoting Chinese music overseas.