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Acclaimed as a /"superb"/ (The Boston Globe), /"extraordinary”/
(The Village Voice), and /"versatile and sensitive pianist"/
(The Washington Post), Joel Fan combines virtuosity with a gift
for lyricism. Mr. Fan began his performing career with the New
York Philharmonic at age 11, as a winner of the Philharmonic’s
Young People’s Concert Auditions, and has since appeared
in recital and with orchestras throughout the world. Fan's eclectic
repertoire spans traditional piano classics and concertos, his
own piano transcriptions and cadenzas, and newly commissioned
works.
Within the last three seasons, Fan has performed to critical
acclaim with orchestras in the United States such as the New
York Philharmonic, Albany Symphony, the Santa Fe Pro Musica,
Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Pueblo Symphony, Marion Philharmonic
and Rhode Island Philharmonic. Internationally, Fan’s concerto
appearances include Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, New Symphony
Orchestra of Bulgaria, London Sinfonietta, and Singapore Symphony.
Fan has collaborated with conductors such as David Zinman, David
Alan Miller, Larry Rachleff, Gustav Meier, David Robertson and
Alan Gilbert. Fan made his BBC Proms Debut at Royal Albert Hall
with London Sinfonietta in Bright Sheng’s Song and Dance
of Tears. Fan’s schedule includes recent notable
performances: in May 2006, Fan performed the Beethoven Triple
Concerto with the New York Philharmonic and cellist Yo-Yo Ma,
David Zinman conducting; in August 2006, Fan made his debut at
the Saito Kinen Festival of Japan.
Fan's commitment to music of
our time has led to recent performances including the world premiere
of Leon Kirchner's Sonata No. 3, "The
Forbidden", at Pickman Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts
in November 2006, and January 2007's performance of Daron Aric
Hagen's Concerto for Left Hand "Seven Last Words",
with the Waukesha Symphony, Alexander Platt conducting. Upcoming
commissions include a piano concerto written by the composer
Steven Mackey for Joel Fan and the American Composer's Orchestra
scheduled for 2008-2009.
Fan’s debut solo recording World
Keys was released in June 2006 on the Reference Recordings label,
and includes works of Prokofiev, Schumann, Liszt, and recent
works by Dia Succari, Qigang Chen, Peter Sculthorpe and Peteris
Vasks. Called a "technical
wonder" by The Los Angeles Times, he was a prizewinner of
several international competitions, such as the D'Angelo Young
Artists International Competition in the United States and Busoni
International Piano Competition in Italy. In addition he was
named a Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for Advancement
in the Arts.
Fan is a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble
and has appeared in numerous performances with the Ensemble at
venues such as Carnegie Hall, Symphony Center in Chicago, the
Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,
as well as on the television shows Good Morning America and David
Letterman. Fan’s work appears on Sony Classical recordings
of the Silk Road Ensemble, and the Albany Records label. As a
media presence, Fan has appeared in publications ranging from
the Asian Wall Street Journal and CNET News to the Dagens Nyheter
of Sweden.
A native New Yorker, Fan received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Harvard University, where his teachers included the
composer Leon Kirchner. He also holds a Master of Music degree
in Piano Performance from Peabody Conservatory as a student of
Leon Fleisher. |
