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 the winners of the Ivan Sutton Chamber Prize 2024 and
who have made their debut in France and Canada in the same 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 was thrilled to continue her
studies through the Artist Diploma programme at Guildhall. She is
proud to be a Talent Unlimited Artist.