Ning Kam was born in Singapore and began studying the violin at age six with her father, violinist and composer, Kam Kee Yong. In 1987 she received scholarships from the Lee and Shaw Foundations of Singapore to enter the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey, UK where she studied with Maurizio Fuks, Wen Zhou Li and the late Sidney Griller. In 1993 she entered the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia to study with Jaime Laredo and Yumi Scott and received her Bachelor Degree there. She then went on to study with Donald Weilerstein at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her Masters of Music Degree and an Artist Diploma. Ning has performed in concert halls all over the world with orchestras including the Singapore Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Symphony, Royal Flanders Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Belgium and Flanders Symphony Orchestra. Ning also made her leading and directing debut with the Het Kamerorkest Brugge in Belgium in 2009 and has returned every season since as leader and director of Het Kamerorkest Brugge. In september 2011, Ning commenced in her role as the new Artistic Director of Het Kamerorkest Brugge. Het Kamerorkest Brugge is a professional chamber orchestra with a rich history and a unique position in the Flemish musical landscape. It was founded in 1970 as Collegium Instrumentale Brugensis. Consisting of 17 strings, the orchestra is under the musical guidance of artistic leader Ning Kam, star violinist and winner of the Second Prize at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2001. Ning Kam does not solely set out the artistic parameters; she also leads the orchestra on the stage.