Eivind Aadland, conductor
Eivind Aadland is one of Norway’s leading conductors, renowned for bringing both historical insight and fresh perspective to Classical and Romantic repertoire. Widely recognized across Australia and East Asia, he has toured extensively in the region and served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In 2020, he was appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Hobart.
Aadland has built strong relationships with major orchestras worldwide, including the WDR Symphony Orchestra Köln, with whom he recorded a five-volume cycle of Grieg’s complete symphonic works. He previously served as Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and has appeared with ensembles such as the National Orchestra of Belgium, Seoul Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, and Oslo Philharmonic. On the operatic stage, Aadland has conducted productions of Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte and Die Fledermaus for Den Norske Opera, Oslo.
A passionate advocate of Norwegian music, his extensive discography includes works by Norwegian composers such as Irgens-Jensen, Bull, Schjelderup, Groven, Monrad Johansen, and Nordheim. He is committed to the next generation of musicians, devoting time to educational projects such as Dirigentløftet, a mentoring program for young Norwegian conductors, and the youth orchestras in Iceland and Oslo.
Terence Tam, violin
Consistently praised for his intense musicality and impressive technique, Canadian violinist Terence Tam has performed in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Europe and Japan as a recitalist and chamber musician. Currently concertmaster of the Victoria Symphony, he also previously held this prestigious position with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Australia and Symphony Nova Scotia in Canada. Tam has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras in Canada including those in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax. An active chamber musician, Tam’s performances have taken him to many festivals including those presented by the Montreal Symphony, Sitka, Pender Harbour, Sarasota, Ravinia, Meadowmount, Banff, Aspen, Encore, Hamptons, Scotiafest, Sweetwater, Music in the Morning and La Conner music festivals. Tam made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1994 and his Paris concerto debut in 2000 playing the Ligeti Violin Concerto with the Academy of 20th Century Music Orchestra. His CD recording of composer Wim Zwaag’s Violin Concerto with the Victoria Symphony was chosen as one of CBC In Concert’s best classical recordings of 2011.
Mr. Tam’s musical studies took place at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School, Baltimore’s Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Berlin’s Hanns Eisler Music School in Germany.
