Obituary | ‘A master of contemporary music’: Hong Kong composer Doming Lam remembered following his death, aged 96

Creator of music ‘full of imagination and colour’, Doming Lam studied composition in Canada and film music in California before forging his career in Hong Kong

A composer, broadcaster and educator, he helped found the ensembles that became the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Macau Orchestra

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Doming Lam Ngok-pui in 2016. The composer and former Hong Kong broadcaster, conductor and educator has died at the age of 96. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Published: 6:45pm, 12 Jan 2023Updated: 12:24pm, 14 Jan 2023

Prolific composer Doming Lam Ngok-pui, known as “the father of Hong Kong modern music”, has died at the age of 96.

Lam’s family said the death occurred early on the morning of January 11.

On Thursday friends and long-term collaborators paid tribute to Lam, praising his contribution to the Hong Kong music scene as well as his creative talent.

Yan Huichang, artistic director and principal conductor of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, recalled Lam’s support for the ensemble as well as his compositions, and expressed deep condolences on its behalf.

Doming Lam Ngok-pui is conferred a medal of distinction for cultural contribution to Macau, where he was born, by the then Portuguese territory’s governor in 1988, one of several awards he earned in a long career. Photo: Handout picture

From 1977 to 1993, Lam was an honorary consultant to, and guest conductor of, the orchestra.

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Obituary | ‘A master of contemporary music’: Hong Kong composer Doming Lam remembered following his death, aged 96