Kenric Tam made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2006. His playing has been recognized as “remarkable for its voluptuous sound and perfection” by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and he has been praised for “his dazzling technique, and his maturity of interpretation” by the Oakland Tribune. Kenric is the winner of numerous international and national piano competitions, including the silver medal of the prestigious Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. In recognition of his pianistic and academic achievements, Kenric was named a Presidential Scholar by President Bush at the White House and performed at the Kennedy Center.
As a student at Harvard, Kenric was the recipient of the 2010 Isobel Briggs Traveling Fellowship and the 2011 Artist Development Fellowship to support his music studies and performances in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2010, he won the first prize in the Harvard Concerto Competition and performed with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra later that year.
Other awards include the first prizes of the Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, the 2009 Stravinsky Awards Piano Competition, the 2007 Schimmel International Piano Competition in Arizona, the 2007 Mondavi Young Artists Competition, the second prize of the 2007 MTNA National Piano Competition, the first prize of the 2006 “Individualis” International Music Competition in Ukraine, the second prize of the 2006 Eastman International Piano Competition in New York, the first prize of the 2006 Bronislaw Kaper Awards, and the first prize of the 2005 Lennox International Young Artists Competition in Texas. As the first prizewinner of the 2005 Palatino Solo Piano Competition, Kenric was awarded a grand piano.
In 2011, Kenric served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of California, Davis where he performed two sold out concerts and lectured in the local community. In 2009, he was featured in the Emmy-nominated HBO show “MasterClass,” a documentary about his studies and interactions with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Kenric has performed extensively with such symphonies as the Symphony of the Southwest in Arizona, the Richardson Symphony in Texas, the Music Academy Festival Orchestra, the Fremont Symphony, the Peninsula Symphony, and numerous other San Francisco Bay Area orchestras. In 2007, he toured Eastern Europe with the San Jose Youth Symphony as the featured soloist, playing in world-class venues such as the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Dvorak Hall in Prague, and the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. In addition to his orchestra performances, Kenric has been invited to play solo recitals for the Braunschweig Classix Festival in Germany, the Steinway Society, the 10th Annual World Pedagogy Conference, and the Piano Technician’s Guild of California.
In 2012, Kenric graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelors degree in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology. His senior thesis in the field of stem cell biology was awarded the Hoopes Prize for outstanding, original scholarly research. As a member of Harvard/New England Conservatory joint program, he completed his Master of Music in Piano Performance at NEC the following year. He is currently a first year medical student at Stanford University School of Medicine
As a student at Harvard, Kenric was the recipient of the 2010 Isobel Briggs Traveling Fellowship and the 2011 Artist Development Fellowship to support his music studies and performances in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2010, he won the first prize in the Harvard Concerto Competition and performed with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra later that year.
Other awards include the first prizes of the Music Academy of the West Concerto Competition, the 2009 Stravinsky Awards Piano Competition, the 2007 Schimmel International Piano Competition in Arizona, the 2007 Mondavi Young Artists Competition, the second prize of the 2007 MTNA National Piano Competition, the first prize of the 2006 “Individualis” International Music Competition in Ukraine, the second prize of the 2006 Eastman International Piano Competition in New York, the first prize of the 2006 Bronislaw Kaper Awards, and the first prize of the 2005 Lennox International Young Artists Competition in Texas. As the first prizewinner of the 2005 Palatino Solo Piano Competition, Kenric was awarded a grand piano.
In 2011, Kenric served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of California, Davis where he performed two sold out concerts and lectured in the local community. In 2009, he was featured in the Emmy-nominated HBO show “MasterClass,” a documentary about his studies and interactions with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Kenric has performed extensively with such symphonies as the Symphony of the Southwest in Arizona, the Richardson Symphony in Texas, the Music Academy Festival Orchestra, the Fremont Symphony, the Peninsula Symphony, and numerous other San Francisco Bay Area orchestras. In 2007, he toured Eastern Europe with the San Jose Youth Symphony as the featured soloist, playing in world-class venues such as the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Dvorak Hall in Prague, and the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. In addition to his orchestra performances, Kenric has been invited to play solo recitals for the Braunschweig Classix Festival in Germany, the Steinway Society, the 10th Annual World Pedagogy Conference, and the Piano Technician’s Guild of California.
In 2012, Kenric graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelors degree in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology. His senior thesis in the field of stem cell biology was awarded the Hoopes Prize for outstanding, original scholarly research. As a member of Harvard/New England Conservatory joint program, he completed his Master of Music in Piano Performance at NEC the following year. He is currently a first year medical student at Stanford University School of Medicine