One of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra Music Director finalists is internationally educated with a background in multi-national law and finance.
But, music has always been a part of Hong Kong native Ken Lam's life, starting with violin and moving to conducting. Lam directs the ISO at Second Presbyterian Church, Saturday evening.
GLT's Charlie Schlenker continues a series of interviews with finalists and talks with Lam who says moonlighting with the recording label Naxos led to conducting.