Baroque Violin/ Baroque Viola /

Viola da Gamba / Viola d’amore

LAM Tim Wai

巴洛克小提琴  / 巴洛克中提琴 / 古提琴  / 柔音提琴

林添偉

Lam is one of the numbered baroque string players in Hong Kong. As a viola da gamba player, Lam was the first local Hong Kong solo viola da gamba player to perform the Bach St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion. Lam was invited for various solo performances in different cities, such as Otaru (Hokkaido), Tokyo, Shanghai, etc. Lam also attended various local and international baroque masterclass by José Vázquez, Yukimi Kambe, Jonathan Manson, Phantasm, Jérome Hantaï, Rainer Zipperling, Vittorio Ghielmi, Paolo Pandolfo, etc.

Lam completed his master degree on the viola da gamba, studying with Mieneke van der Velden and Josh Cheatham at Conservatorium van Amsterdam. During the studies in the Conservatorium, Lam also studied baroque viola as minor subject with Antoinette Lohmann. Currently, Lam is studying the baroque viola with Veronika Skuplik at University of Arts Bremen (the first institute in Germany to offer a complete course of study in Historically Informed Music Practice). 

Since his first studies on the modern viola, Lam was already enthusiastic about historical performances. Lam studied Historical Music Practice with the Academy Early Music Ensemble coached by Benedict Cruft and Dr. Shane Leveque while he studied the modern viola at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Lam also taught viola da gamba in Baroque Music Performance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Since his first studies on the modern viola, Lam was already enthusiastic about historical performances. Lam studied Historical Music Practice with the Academy Early Music Ensemble coached by Benedict Cruft and Dr. Shane Leveque while he studied the modern viola at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Lam also taught viola da gamba in Baroque Music Performance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Since 2012 Lam has been promoting early music in Hong Kong with the Early Music Society of Hong Kong (formed by Lam and his colleagues). In July 2017, the Society was invited to Shanghai to give a week of concerts and demonstrations. The Society has been collaborating with different choral groups in various baroque concerts in Hong Kong, including Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St. John Passion, etc.

林氏為香港少數巴洛克弦樂演奏家之一。在古提琴方面，林氏為首位本地古提琴演奏家為巴赫《聖馬太受難曲》及《聖約翰受難曲》擔任獨奏，並曾於世界各個城市擔任獨奏，包括日本東京、小樽、上海等等。林氏曾積極參與各個巴洛克大師班，包括José Vázquez、神戶愉樹美、Jonathan Manson、Phantasm、Jérome Hantaï、 Rainer Zipperling、Vittorio Ghielmi、Paolo Pandolfo等等。

在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹音樂學院師隨Mieneke van der Velden和Josh Cheatham修讀古提琴碩士課程時，林氏亦師隨Antoinette Lohmann 副修巴洛克中提琴。完成阿姆斯特丹音樂學院課程後，林氏現時於德國歷史最悠久的古樂學府不萊梅藝術大學修讀巴洛克中提琴碩士課程，師隨Veronika Skuplik。

林氏於香港演藝學院學習中提琴時已經對復古演奏產生濃厚興趣。在就讀香港演藝學院期間，曾參與由Benedict Cruft和Shane Leveque博士所帶領的演藝學院古樂團演出。林氏期後亦曾於香港演藝學院教授古提琴。

於2012年林氏與古樂同好創立香港早期音樂協會。協會於2017年曾到訪上海進行一星期的音樂會和講解示範。協會亦曾與不同合唱團體合作，演出包括韓德爾《彌賽亞》、巴赫《聖約翰受難曲》等等。