Esther Lam, harpsichord
Esther Ho Man Lam received a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in harpsichord performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is currently a staff accompanist there. Prior to coming to the Conservatory, she studied piano in Hong Kong with Peggy Lo for ten years, under whom she completed a Grade 8 Exam in piano from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). She also studied singing in Hong Kong with Chau In Ha, under whom she completed a Grade 8 Exam in voice from the ABRSM as well. Later, she studied piano with Krill Gliadkovsky in Los Angeles at Santa Monica College, which she attended under a scholarship.
Esther has been very active in the SFCM Baroque Ensemble, both as an instrumentalist and in collaboration with singers on the operatic and song repertoires. She performed as a harpsichord soloist in a 2009 production of Handel's Rinaldo and enjoyed her first orchestral appearance in 2010, performing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Baroque Ensemble. She has also performed in master classes for Rachel Podger, Anthony Newman, Jeffrey Thomas, and Phantasm, and summer festivals including the American Bach Soloists Festival and Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.
Esther has been very active in the SFCM Baroque Ensemble, both as an instrumentalist and in collaboration with singers on the operatic and song repertoires. She performed as a harpsichord soloist in a 2009 production of Handel's Rinaldo and enjoyed her first orchestral appearance in 2010, performing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Baroque Ensemble. She has also performed in master classes for Rachel Podger, Anthony Newman, Jeffrey Thomas, and Phantasm, and summer festivals including the American Bach Soloists Festival and Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.