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{{Short description|American pianist}}
[[File:Joel Fan at piano.jpg|thumb|right|Joel Fan, pianist]]
'''Joel Fan''' (b. United States, July 29, 1969) is an American pianist and [[Steinway]] Artist<ref>{{Cite web|title=steinway.com|url=https://www.steinway.com/artists/joel-fan|website=Steinway and Sons|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> "who has won praise for his technical expertise, lyrical playing, and outstanding interpretation".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lipanovich|first=Marianne|date=September 7, 2009|title=Well-Deserved Fan-dom|work=San Francisco Classical Voice|url=https://www.sfcv.org/preview/old-first-concerts/well-deserved-fan-dom|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> [[The New York Times]] has described Joel Fan as an "impressive pianist"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=January 29, 2014|title=Classical Playlist|work=The New York Times|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/classical-playlist-zuill-bailey-natasha-paremski-leon-kirchner-and-more/|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> with a "probing intellect and vivid imagination."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Steve|date=March 17, 2008|title=Music in Review|work=The New York Times|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C02E6D61F3BF934A25750C0A96E9C8B63.html|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> "Fan has a flourishing international career as a performing and recording artist, notable for his fluency in the standard repertoire and contemporary works."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eddins|first=Stephen|title=Joel Fan - Biography and History - AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-fan-mn0002230845/biography|website=allmusic.com}}</ref> Consistently acclaimed for his recitals and appearances with orchestras, Mr. Fan scored two consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts with his solo CDs ''World Keys'' and ''West of the Sun'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Biography-Johns Hopkins Alumni|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|website=Johns Hopkins Alumni Association|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> while ''Dances for Piano and Orchestra'' earned a Grammy nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christophe Chagnard-Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra (Northwest Sinfonietta)|url=https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/101719/Christophe_Chagnard-Joel_Fan_Dances_for_Piano_and_Orchestra-FLAC_176kHz24bit_Download|website=Acoustic Sounds|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>
==Early life==
Pianist Joel Fan was born in New York City to parents originally from Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan-Biography & History - Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-fan-mn0002230845/biography|last=Eddins|first=Stephen|website=allmusic.com|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> While attending [[Hunter College High School]] he studied at the Juilliard Pre-College Division as a student of Kathryn Parker and Martin Canin.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Biography|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|website=Johns Hopkins Alumni Association|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> A child prodigy, he made his debut playing with the New York Philharmonic after winning the orchestra's Young People's Concert Auditions<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan- Biography & History Allmusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-fan-mn0002230845/biography|last=Eddins|first=Stephen|website=allmusic.com|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> at the age of 11.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1980 Dec 8-Young Peoples Concert-Mehta|url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/dc084295-e50d-47a9-9fce-9a03c9058c92-0.1?search-type=singleFilter&search-text=*Joel+Fan&search-dates-from=&search-dates-to=|website=nyphil.org|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> He received his bachelor's degree from [[Harvard University]], where his teachers included the composer [[Leon Kirchner]]. He holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the [[Peabody Conservatory]] of Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with [[Leon Fleisher]]. He is also a prize winner of several international competitions, including the Busoni International Piano Competition in Italy. He was also the winner of the Kosciuzko Foundation's Chopin Prize, and named a Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Biography-Johns Hopkins Alumni|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|website=Johns Hopkins Alumni Association}}</ref>
== Career ==
Joel Fan is described as a pianist who plays with "eloquence and sensitivity",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Weininger|first=David|date=February 8, 2011|title=Self-conducted A Far Cry at home in place, sound|work=The Boston Globe|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/02/08/self_counducted_a_far_cry_at_home_in_place_sound/|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> and a "rhythmic acuteness and broad tonal palette.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mott|first=Gilbert|date=September 21, 2011|title=Danbury Concert Association starts season with brilliant performance by pianist Fan|work=Newstimes|url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Danbury-Concert-Association-starts-season-with-2177867.php|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Fan's “commanding technique and the passion he brings to his performances”<ref>{{Cite news|last=LINCOLN|first=MARGA|date=January 26, 2012|title=Renowned guest pianist Joel Fan to play Gershwin, Bernstein with Helena Symphony|work=Independent Record|url=https://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/renowned-guest-pianist-joel-fan-to-play-gershwin-bernstein-with/article_5ede3426-471b-11e1-9c1b-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> have been noted in his appearances as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. In addition, Fan “not only embraces classical music in his repertoire, but has commissioned new works and is also passionate about world music.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=LINCOLN|first=MARGA|date=January 26, 2012|title=Renowned guest pianist Joel Fan to play Gershwin, Bernstein with Helena Symphony|work=Helena Air|url=https://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/renowned-guest-pianist-joel-fan-to-play-gershwin-bernstein-with-helena-symphony/article_5ede3426-471b-11e1-9c1b-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>
As a concerto soloist, Joel Fan brings “vibrant, passionate, tender, sparkling life”<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pusey|first=Win|date=February 5, 2009|title=BSO Delivers Superb Concert In New, Stark Setting|work=Special to The Ellsworth American|url=http://www.joelfanmusic.com/presskit/bsobeethoven.pdf|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> to over 40 different concertos he has performed from the traditional classical repertoire, as well as works such as Messiaen Turangalila Symphony, Szymanowski Symphony-Concertante No. 4, and Bernstein's Age of Anxiety. He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras worldwide including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Pops Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony, [[Odesa Philharmonic Theater|Odesa Philharmonic]], and London Sinfonietta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Biography|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=alumni.jhu.edu}}</ref> Among the conductors he has worked with include Keith Lockhart, David Zinman, Alan Gilbert, Zubin Mehta, David Robertson and many others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan - Arts at MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/artists/joel-fan/|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=arts.mit.edu}}</ref>
As a recitalist, critics have reported that Joel Fan "has a huge dynamic range and tremendous facility",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gerber|first=Leslie|date=August 29, 2010|title=World-class Pianist Joel Fan plus Unimaginative Hagen Première|work=The Boston Musical Intelligencer|url=https://www.classical-scene.com/2010/08/29/world-class/|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> and his performances sound “freshly conceived and full of character”.<ref>{{Cite news|last=SMITH|first=STEVE|date=March 17, 2008|title=MUSIC IN REVIEW|work=The New York Times|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C02E6D61F3BF934A25750C0A96E9C8B63.html|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> With his “willingness to juxtapose traditional and unexpected repertory”,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Downey|first=Charles T.|date=November 5, 2013|title=Joel Fan, an often-eclectic American pianist, sticks to the romantics at Dumbarton Oaks|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/at-dumbarton-oaks-pianist-joel-fan-sticks-to-the-romantics/2013/11/05/242f4600-462c-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Fan’s solo concerts are designed to be “exciting and fun, capturing the ears of classical music lovers as well as more-casual listeners.”<ref>{{Cite news|last=MARIANNE LIPANOVICH|first=MARIANNE|date=September 7, 2009|title=Well-Deserved Fan-dom|work=The San Francisco Voice|url=https://www.sfcv.org/preview/old-first-concerts/well-deserved-fan-dom|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Fan has been presented as a solo recitalist on the stages of the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia Festival, Jordan Hall, Calgary Celebrity Series, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Internationally, Fan’s recitals have been heard on four continents including his tours of China, Cuba and South America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan Arts at MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/artists/joel-fan/|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=arts.mit.edu}}</ref>
As chamber musician, Joel Fan has collaborated with ensembles such as the Orion Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Imani Winds, and A Far Cry, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Northwest Sinfonietta and Columbus Pro Musica chamber orchestras. He is also recognized for his work with the cellist Yo-Yo Ma and as a member of the Silk Road Ensemble.
== Silk Road Ensemble ==
In 1998, cellist Yo-Yo Ma established the Silk Road Ensemble.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2005|title=FAMED CELLIST YO-YO MA BRINGS ACCLAIMED SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE TO HOLLYWOOD BOWL|url=https://www.laphil.com/press/releases/449|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>  As a member, Joel Fan’s performances appear on their first album, Silk Road Journeys, which was released in 2001 and with the ensemble in their initial tour of China<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gluckman|first=Ron|date=March 2001|title=World Music, according to Yo-Yo Ma|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.gluckman.com/YoYoMa.html|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> and their concerts at the Kennedy Center later that year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kennicott|first=Philip|date=October 22, 2001|title=It's Not So Smooth On Ma's Silk Road|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/10/22/its-not-so-smooth-on-mas-silk-road/f78c208e-3bd7-482b-bd14-e11e80a5ac1f/|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> His history of performances with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble include concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Concertgebouw, and television programs such as Good Morning America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan Biography|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography}}</ref> Along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Wu Man on pipa, and Wu Tong on sheng, Fan also performed premieres such as Bright Sheng’s concerto The Song and Dance of Tears with the London Sinfonietta at the BBC Proms.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Service|first=Tom|date=August 15, 2004|title=London Sinfonietta/Robertson|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/aug/16/classicalmusicandopera.proms2004|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> Joel Fan is noted for his work with Yo-Yo Ma<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Discography|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1964742-Joel-Fan|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=discos.com}}</ref> performing repertoire that includes works drawn from the traditional cello repertoire,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/reviews/|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=joelfanmusic.com}}</ref> contemporary works,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamiya, Michio|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/mamiya-michio|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=encyclopedia.com}}</ref> the music of cultures outside the classical tradition,<ref>{{Cite news|last=von Rhein|first=John|date=October 27, 2002|title=Silk Road stretches across time|work=The Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-27-0210270301-story.html|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> and in performances of traditional chamber music<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kenicott|first=Philip|date=October 22, 2001|title=It's Not So Smooth On Ma's Silk Road|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/10/22/its-not-so-smooth-on-mas-silk-road/f78c208e-3bd7-482b-bd14-e11e80a5ac1f/|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=von Rhein|first=John|date=October 27, 2002|title=Silk Road stretches across time|work=The Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-27-0210270301-story.html|access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2006 May 10, 11 / Subscription Season / Zinman|url=https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/b4118b55-2c57-4117-84ca-19d05405361e-0.1?search-type=singleFilter&search-text=*&npp:SoloistsNames_facet[0]=Fan%2C+Joel&doctype=program|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=archives.nyphil.org}}</ref>
== Discography ==
Joel Fan’s discography illustrates his highly creative musical persona.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan - Arts at MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/artists/joel-fan/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=arts.mit.edu}}</ref> His albums have scored two consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan Biography - Johns Hopkins Alumni|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=alumni.jhu.edu}}</ref> and a Grammy nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Christophe Chagnard - Joel Fan: Dances for Piano and Orchestra (Northwest Sinfonietta)|url=https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/101719/Christophe_Chagnard-Joel_Fan_Dances_for_Piano_and_Orchestra-FLAC_176kHz24bit_Download|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Acoustic Sounds}}</ref> His music airs on radio on stations such as WQXR in New York City<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Playlist - Joel Fan - WQXR|url=https://www.wqxr.org/music/musicians/joel-fan/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=wqxr.org}}</ref> and WCLV in Cleveland<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=September 22, 2020|title=WCLV Program Guide 09-22-2020|url=https://www.ideastream.org/wclv/guide/2020-09-22|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=idea stream.org}}</ref> among many others. Fan's live performances and interviews are also featured in broadcasts on radio stations including KING in Seattle,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=June 6, 2019|title=Pianist Joel Fan NW Focus LIVE|url=https://www.king.org/2019/06/06/pianist-joel-fan-nw-focus-live/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=king.org}}</ref> and Houston Public Media.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clay|first=Dacia|date=July 13, 2015|title=Classical Classroom, Episode 93: Everybody Dance Now! Joel Fan On Classical Dance Music|url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/2015/07/13/121980/classical-classroom-episode-93-everybody-dance-now-joel-fan-on-classical-dance-music/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=houstonpublicmedia.org}}</ref>
'''World Keys: Virtuosic Piano Music'''
Fueled by his touring around the world with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanderson|first=Blair|title=World Keys - Joel Fan - Songs, Revoews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/world-keys-mw0001416894|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=AllMusic.com}}</ref> Joel Fan recorded his debut solo piano recital album for Reference Recordings, ''World Keys: Virtuoso Piano Music''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan: World Keys|url=https://referencerecordings.com/recording/joel-fan-world-keys/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=reference recordings.com}}</ref> Featuring ten composers from ten different countries, Fan juxtaposes virtuosic works from the Classical tradition by Prokofiev, Liszt and Schumann, with five World Premieres from composers and cultures not usually associated with piano music: Dia Succari (Syria), Halim El-Dabh (Egypt), Qigang Chen (China), Peteris Vasks (Latvia) and A. Adman Saygun (Turkey).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan: World Keys|url=https://referencerecordings.com/recording/joel-fan-world-keys/|website=referencerecordings.com}}</ref> The album debuted at No.3 on the Billboard Charts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=WESTPHAL|first=MATTHEW|date=July 1, 2006|title=Joel Fan's World Keys Leaps Onto Billboard Chart at No. 3|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/joel-fans-world-keys-leaps-onto-billboard-chart-at-no-3|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=playbill.com}}</ref>
'''West of the Sun'''
The second solo piano album by Joel Fan, ''West of the Sun,'' contains "nine stunningly brilliant renditions drawn from a wide range of styles and sources,"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Terauds|first=John|date=May 19, 2009|title=Classical Music roundup|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2009/05/19/classical_music_roundup.html|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> by nine composers from North and South America.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amacher|first=Julie|date=June 9, 2009|title=New Classical Tracks: From spirituals to tangos|url=https://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2009/06/09/classical_tracks|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=classicalmpr.org}}</ref> From South America, works of Nazareth, Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos are juxtaposed with the first piano sonata of Ginastera. Two little-known works by Amy Beach and the African-American composer Margaret Bonds surround the Barber Sonata and a world premiere recording from William Bolcom from North America. The album offers fresh discoveries and classics told through Latin rhythms, European and American compositional techniques, the Negro spiritual and voices of women and further solidifies his reputation for innovative programming.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=Joel Fan - West of the Sun|url=https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/94612/Joel_Fan-West_of_the_Sun-ALAC_176kHz24bit_Download|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Acoustic Sounds}}</ref>
'''Leon Kirchner : Revelations'''
Joel Fan’s album, ''Revelations'', is an homage to his mentor and teacher, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Leon Kirchner.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|title=LEON KIRCHNER: REVELATIONS|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/recording/revelations/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=joelfanmusic.com}}</ref> An "admirable interpreter of his music", Fan's "sympathetic readings bring its emotional content to the fore"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Graves|first=Ralph|date=May 28, 2013|title=Leon Kirchner – Revelations|url=https://www.wtju.net/leon-kirchner-revelations/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=wtju.net}}</ref> in works that piques the interest and heightens appreciation of Kirchner, the man.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Grego Applegate|date=July 25, 2013|title=Leon Kirchner, Revelations|url=https://classicalmodernmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/leon-kirchner-revelations.html|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=classicalmodernmusic.blogspot.com}}</ref> Fan offers an intimate portrait<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|date=March 21, 2013|title=Finding Beauty in Ephemera|url=http://the-unmutual.blogspot.com/2013/03/leon-kirchner-revelations-intimate.html|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=the-unmutual.blogspot.com}}</ref> of the American master composer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=January 29, 2014|title=Classical Playlist: Zuill Bailey, Natasha Paremski, Leon Kirchner and More|work=The New York Times|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/classical-playlist-zuill-bailey-natasha-paremski-leon-kirchner-and-more/|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> "The album is an important recording of diverse works — piano pieces, songs, choral works, most of them little known, with music that is alluring, pungent, and intelligent."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=January 29, 2014|title=Classical Playlist: Zuill Bailey, Natasha Paremski, Leon Kirchner and More|work=The New York Times|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/classical-playlist-zuill-bailey-natasha-paremski-leon-kirchner-and-more/|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
'''Dances for Piano and Orchestra'''
The concerto album, ''Dances for Piano and Orchestra,'' reflects Joel Fan’s ongoing commitment to international music<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wigman|first=Brian|title=Dances for Piano & Orchestra|url=http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/r/ref00134a.php|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Classical Net}}</ref> and interests that extend well beyond the standard repertoire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Releases: Enso Quartet, London Symphony, Joel Fan|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/new-releases-enso-quartet-london-symphony-joel-fan/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=wqxr.org|date=4 January 2015 }}</ref> The wide-ranging journey focuses on the intersection of music and dance in an almost-forgotten genre - the single-movement dance piece for piano and orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 4, 2015|title=New Releases: Enso Quartet, London Symphony, Joel Fan|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/new-releases-enso-quartet-london-symphony-joel-fan/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=wqxr.org}}</ref> These virtuoso novelties, which are probably known to few musicians,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Donald|date=February 2015|title=Dances for Piano and Orchestra|url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/41364/page/7|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Gramaphone Magazine}}</ref> offer "vitally engrossing pianism"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sunier|first=John|date=March 31, 2015|title=Dances for Piano and Orchestra|url=https://www.audaud.com/dances-for-piano-and-orchestra-cadman-dark-dances-of-the-mardi-gras-castro-vals-capricho-chopin-krakowiak-concert-rondo-in-f-gottschalk-grand-tarantelle-liszt-polonaise-b/|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=audaud.com}}</ref> in rarely heard compositions by Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Pierné, Weber-Liszt, Castro, Gottschalk, culminating in a world premiere recording of Charles Cadman’s ''Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manheim|first=James|title=Joel Fan / Christophe Chagnard / Northwest Sinfonietta Dances for Piano and Orchestra|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dances-for-piano-and-orchestra-mw0002722543|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
Joel Fan has recorded for Reference Recordings, Sony Classical, Verdant World Records, and Albany Records.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guest Recital, Joel Fan, piano, May 10, 2017|url=https://lux.lawrence.edu/concertprograms/172/|date=May 10, 2017|website=Lawrence University|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The following is a list of his recording credits:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan-Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joel-fan-mn0002230845/credits|last=Eddins|first=Stephen|website=allmusic.com|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
2018 '''''Leon Kirchner: Music for Orchestra'''''             Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Gil Rose           Joel Fan, Liner Notes
2014 '''''Dances for Piano and Orchestra'''''              Christophe Chagnard / Joel Fan / Northwest Sinfonietta
2013 '''''Leon Kirchner: Revelations'''''                    Joel Fan, Diana Hoagland, Beverly Hoch, Leon Kirchner
2012 '''''Traditions And Transformations / Yo-Yo Ma, Wu Man'''''
2011 '''''Something to Sing About'''''                                                 Lisa Kirchner
2009 '''''West of the Sun: Music of the Americas'''''                          Joel Fan
2007 '''''Appassionato'''''                                                                      Yo-Yo Ma
2007 '''''Leon Kirchner -''''' '''''Works For Solo Piano'''''               Leon Fleisher, Max Levinson, Peter Serkin, Jonathan Biss, Joel Fan, Jeremy Denk
2006 '''''30th Anniversary Sampler'''''                                                 Various
2006 '''''World Keys'''''                                                                          Joel Fan
2005 '''''Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon'''''           Yo-Yo Ma / Silk Road Ensemble
2004 '''''Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma'''''                                                           Yo-Yo Ma
2002 '''''Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet'''''         Yo-Yo Ma / Silk Road Ensemble
2001 '''''Silk Road Journeys'''''                                                             Yo-Yo Ma
== Commissions and World Premieres ==
''"I’ve always had the goal of bringing 10 new piano compositions to life that would help elucidate the state of modern pianism. I started several years ago, with Leon Kirchner’s last piano sonata as the first of this sequence." - Joel Fan'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan: Making New Connections with Open Source Music Festival-National Sawdust Log|url=https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/11/16/joel-fan-making-new-connections-with-open-source-music-festival/|website=nationalsawdust.org|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
'''Leon Kirchner: Piano Sonata No. 3, "The Forbidden"'''
Leon Kirchner's music has been recognized with a Naumburg Award (for his Piano Concerto No.1) and the Pulitzer Prize (for the String Quartet No.3 with tape,1967) among other citations. Kirchner taught at Harvard from 1961 to 1989, and "among the beneficiaries of his instruction who have gone on to become champions of his music are cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the pianist Joel Fan."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon Kirchner "The Forbidden"|url=http://collections.bso.org/digital/collection/PROG/id/474928|last=Kirzinger|first=Robert|website=Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
To pianist Joel Fan, an alumnus of Kirchner's courses at Harvard University, his music is of ''“pure artistic integrity, revealing the highest ideals for which music stands.”''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kirchner: The Forbidden-Wise Music Classical|url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/news/1439/|website=Wise Music Classical|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> In March 2002, Joel Fan entered into a contract with Kirchner, who agreed to compose a solo piano sonata.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Riggs|first=Robert|title=Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher|publisher=University of Rochester Press|year=2010|pages=233}}</ref> Leon Kirchner's compact Sonata No. 3, “The Forbidden,” which was written for Mr. Fan in 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Steve|date=March 17, 2008|title=Music in Review|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/arts/music/17roun.html|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> refers to his use of tonality, “forbidden” at the time. This was his way of linking the past with the present, keeping "the art of music alive and well". Joel Fan premiered "The Forbidden" on November 11, 2006 in Cambridge, MA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon Kirchner Piano Sonata No. 3 (The Forbidden) (2006)|url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/35427/Piano-Sonata-No-3-The-Forbidden--Leon-Kirchner/|website=Wise Music Classical|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
The work had gradually evolved in the composer's mind since 2003, undergoing a process of genesis and refinement over the years until its final completion. It started off as the Piano Sonata No. 3, then was cast as the String Quartet No. 4, and finally orchestrated...,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon KIRCHNER (1919-2009)|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/May/Kirchner_orchestral_1060.htm|last=Greenbank|first=Stephen|website=music web-international.com|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> commissioned by James Levine for the Boston Symphony Orchestra (2008), are all titled “The Forbidden.” <ref>{{Cite web|title=Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, Teacher|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/520099/pdf|last=Crawford|first=Dorothy Lamb|website=Project Muse|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
Joel Fan has recorded "The Forbidden" for Albany Records (2007) and Verdant World Records (2013).
''“As a pianist, I’ve always been fascinated by the way music is created… <ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival|url=https://www.opensourcemusicfest.com|website=Open Source Music Festival 2017|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> “That’s why I created the Open Source Music Festival – a festival of music aimed at exploration, collaboration, sharing and ultimately, the reimagination of music.” - Joel Fan<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan: Making New Connections with Open Source Music Festival|url=https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/11/16/joel-fan-making-new-connections-with-open-source-music-festival/|website=national sawdust.org|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>''
Joel Fan, Artistic Director of the Open Source Music Festival, invited four composer couples to write a piece inspired by an existing piece of music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pianist Joel Fan: Don't Want to Wait A residency of MIT premieres|url=http://arts.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2018-19%20CAST%20Booklet_042420.pdf|website=arts.mit.edu|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> Fan said, “We wanted to explore the tension and interplay of relationships in a collaborative, creative process, and the meaning of reimagination for these acclaimed composers.”<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan: Making New Connections with Open Source Music ...|url=https://nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2017/11/16/joel-fan-making-new-connections-with-open-source-music-festival/|website=nationalsawdust.org|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> Joel Fan performed the World Premiere of each of their works on November 18, 2017 at the Open Source Music Festival in New York, NY.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival: line up & tix|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/open-source-music-festival-lineup-tix/|website=Brooklyn Vegan|date=14 November 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
'''Augusta Read Thomas & Bernard Rands: ''Two Thoughts About The Piano'''''
AXIS  by Augusta Read Thomas - IMPROMPTU NO. 3  by Bernard Rands
"Two Thoughts About The Piano was inspired by - and is a response to - Elliott Carter's ''Caténaires,'' from his ''Two Thoughts About the Piano''. My work is entirely original and does not quote from or share music in common with Mr. Carter’s work".— Augusta Read Thomas<ref>{{Cite web|title=Augusta Read Thomas - Composer: Two Thoughts About the Piano|url=http://augustareadthomas.com/composition/twothoughts.html|website=Augusta Read Thomas - Composer|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
"Augusta then composed a series of about thirteen chords that serve as a potent seed and source embryo for both her work and Bernard’s work... Each in our own way, we used these chords as the harmonic structure of our respective pieces without any further collaboration... Bernard also analyzed the note succession of the Carter and the order in which each pitch occurs until all twelve have arrived. He then composed his IMPROMPTU #3 using the rich harmonies referred to above in the slow sections and the pitch ordering in the alternating fast sections."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Augusta Read Thomas - Composer: Two Thoughts About The Piano|url=http://www.augustareadthomas.com/composition/twothoughts.html|website=Augusta Read Thomas - Composer|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
AXIS by Augusta Read Thomas and IMPROMPTU NO. 3 by Bernard Rands have been performed as separate works, and together as a single work. Joel Fan performed the world premiere of Rands IMPROMPTU NO. 3  on radio station WQXR in New York City on November 7, 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 7, 2017|title=Midday Masterpieces|url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/pianist-joel-fan-globally-inspired-music-midday-masterpieces/|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=wqxr.org}}</ref>  and as a part of Bernard Rands' ''Four Impromptus'' in Cambridge, MA on April 18, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MIT Sounding : Don't Want to Wait|url=https://mta.mit.edu/events/mit-sounding-dont-want-wait|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=mta.mit.edu|date=25 March 2019 }}</ref> AXIS - composed by Augusta Read Thomas, was a mandatory piece for the finalists in the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, September 2019, in Bolzano, Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Augusta Read Thomas - Composer: Two Thoughts About The Piano|url=http://www.augustareadthomas.com/composition/twothoughts.html|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=augustareadthomas.com}}</ref>
"Collectively titled '<nowiki/>''Two Thoughts About The Piano,'''  they demonstrate the pianist’s virtuosity, with trills, repeated notes and angular gestures abounding to explore the entire compass of the instrument."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival 2017|url=http://www.sequenza21.com/tag/so-percussion/|last=Carey|first=Christian|date=March 6, 2018|website=Sequenza21|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> ''Two Thoughts About The Piano'' received its world premiere by Joel Fan on November 18, 2017 in New York, NY.
'''Evan Ziporyn & Christine Southworth: ''Don't Want to Wait'''''
Christine Southworth is a composer and video artist based in Lexington, Massachusetts, dedicated to creating art born from a cross-pollination of sonic and visual ideas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christine Southworth - Music|url=http://www.christinesouthworth.com/bio.shtml|website=Christine Southworth|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> Composer/conductor/clarinetist Evan Ziporyn's music has taken him from Balinese temples to concert halls around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Evan Ziporyn - Biography|url=https://www.ziporyn.com|website=Evan Ziporyn|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
Christine Southworth and Evan Ziporyn wrote their haunting work ''Don’t Want to Wait'', together, "passing it back and forth like a game of telephone." Their piece is a musical response to the Van Halen tune, ''Don’t Want to Wait for Tomorrow.'' Joel Fan performed the world premiere of ''Don’t Want To Wait'' on November 18, 2017 in New York, NY.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival: lineup and tix|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/open-source-music-festival-lineup-tix/|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=brooklynvegan.com|date=14 November 2017 }}</ref> “We loved what he did with our music,” says Ziporyn, who is faculty director at MIT's Center for Arts, Science & Technolog''y.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pianist Joel Fan Brings an Adventurous Mix of New Music to MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/joel-fan-new-music/|date=April 9, 2019|website=Arts at MIT|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
'''Julia Wolfe & Michael Gordon: ''Hand in Hand'''''
Julia Wolfe's music is distinguished by an intense physicality and a relentless power that pushes performers to extremes and demands attention from the audience. She was awarded the 2015 [[Pulitzer Prize for Music]], and was named a [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - Julia Wolfe|url=https://juliawolfemusic.com/about/bio|website=Julia Wolfe|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625074129/http://juliawolfemusic.com/about/bio|url-status=dead}}</ref> Michael Gordon has been honored by the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is co-founder and co-artistic director of New York's legendary music collective Bang on a Can.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - Michael Gordon|url=https://michaelgordonmusic.com/about/bio|website=Michael Gordon|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> Joel Fan performed the world premiere of ''Hand in Hand'' on November 18, 2017 in New York, NY.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival: line up and tix|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/open-source-music-festival-lineup-tix/|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=brooklynvegan.com|date=14 November 2017 }}</ref>
'''Wang Lu & Anthony Cheung: ''Recombinant'''''
Wang Lu is an assistant professor of music at Brown University, where she teaches composition and theory. She is the Spring 2019 Berlin Prize Fellow in composition at the American Academy in Berlin, and was a 2014 Guggenheim Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Wang Lu - Wang Lu, Composer|url=https://www.wanglucomposer.com/About-Wang-Lu|website=Wang Lu, Composer|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> Anthony Cheung is the recipient of a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship, and he has also received awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (Charles Ives Fellowship and Scholarship) and ASCAP, and first prize in the Sixth International Dutilleux Competition (2008), as well as a Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|title=About - Anthony Cheung|url=https://www.acheungmusic.com/about|website=Anthony Cheung|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
''Recombinant'' was composed by the composer couple in two parts - Part 1 by Wang Lu, Part 2 by Anthony Cheung.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Works - Anthony Cheung|url=https://www.acheungmusic.com/works/recombinant-2017|website=Anthony Cheung|date=18 November 2017 |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> Joel Fan premiered the composition by Wang Lu on radio station WKCR in New York, NY on October 29, 2017. Fan subsequently performed the world premiere of ''Recombinant'' on November 18, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open Source Music Festival: line up and tix|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/open-source-music-festival-lineup-tix/|access-date=May 27, 2020|website=brooklynvegan.com|date=14 November 2017 }}</ref>
'''World Premiere Recordings'''
Joel Fan's world premiere recordings include the following:
Leon Kirchner: Piano Sonata No. 3, "The Forbidden"
Dia Succari: La Nuit du Destin
Halim El Dabh: Sayera from Mekta in the art of Kita
Qigang Chen: Instants d'un opera de Pekin
Peter Sculthorpe: Nocturnal
Peteris Vasks: Kantate
William Bolcom: Nine New Bagatelles
== Notable Quotes ==
The following are a selection of Joel Fan quotations about music and performing:
'''On Music Education'''
''“Talent never exists by itself. Talent only exists because of opportunity.”'' <ref>{{Cite web|last=staff|title=Outreach - New Mexico School for the Arts|url=https://www.nmschoolforthearts.org/about/outreach/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=nmschoolforthearts.org}}</ref>
''“It’s an incredibly exciting opportunity for me to work with these students and the MIT faculty composers,”  “They are all exploring the boundaries of piano and of sound, asking what it means to be a pianist in the year 2019.”''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulman|first=Ken|date=April 9, 2019|title=Pianist Joel Fan Brings an Adventurous Mix of New Music to MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/joel-fan-new-music/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=arts.mit.edu}}</ref>
''"I think music education for young people is a really important role of an artist," …"It's really important to inspire those with talent to make the most of what is given to them."''<ref>{{Cite news|last=ShengDun|first=Hua|date=August 7, 2015|title=Joel Fan: "stretching the ears" of both East and West fans|work=China Daily|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2015-08/07/content_21533880.htm|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''"I hope it's educational," … "It's a very important part of what I do as an artist, and what I think all artists should do: make people think a little bit."''<ref>{{Cite news|last=ShengDun|first=Hua|date=August 7, 2015|title=Joel Fan: "stretching the ears" of both East and West fans|work=China Daily|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2015-08/07/content_21533880.htm|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
'''On Repertoire'''
''"One of the themes of my career has been putting the traditional with the rare"'' <ref>{{Cite news|last=Lincoln|first=Marga|date=January 24, 2015|title=The Mighty Piano|work=Independent Record|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/presskit/helena-independent-record-feature_hires.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''"Hammerklavier" sonata by Beethoven is an amazing creation of moods and emotions," "It's a privilege to play it. It's definitely a journey of Titanic proportions. It illustrates the ultimate limits of what a piano can do."''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Ellen|date=February 17, 2013|title=Art & Soul: Joel Fan tames 'Monsters of the Steinway' for Gretna Music|url=https://www.pennlive.com/go/2013/02/pianist_joel_fan_tames_monster.html|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=pensive.com}}</ref>
''“No creation or innovation exists in a vacuum. We're all dealing with inspirations from other people and thinkers, whether it's in philosophy or science or music. And one of the big themes right now is the way information is globally shared and the way collaboration can happen instantaneously. We're all connected around the world, wherever we are, even if we don't want to be. Not only the world's information is at your fingertips; the world's music is, too.”'' <ref>{{Cite news|last=Scheinin|first=Richard|date=September 4, 2010|title=Steinway Society of the Bay Area - Interview with pianist Joel Fan|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/presskit/Steinway-Society-of-the%20Bay%20Area-Interview-with-pianist-Joel-Fan.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''"As a musician, you really are like an ambassador for cultural exchange," "I hope to have stimulated them both emotionally, and intellectually.”''<ref>{{Cite news|last=ShengDun|first=Hua|date=August 7, 2015|title=Joel Fan: "stretching the ears" of both East and West fans|work=China Daily|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2015-08/07/content_21533880.htm|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''"Rachmaninoff was a big fan of a unified motif,” ...“where the key elements of the theme come back."“Rachmaninoff was very structured in the way he wrote music.”“It feels very organic and whole -- a unified whole.”''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lincoln|first=Marga|date=February 26, 2015|title=Acclaimed pianist Joel Fan performs Rachmaninoff with Helena Symphony Saturday|work=Independent Record|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/acclaimed-pianist-joel-fan-performs-rachmaninoff-with-helena-symphony-saturday/article_26d6dd2e-dc04-5b9e-ae63-65a530532bb0.html|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''“The inspiration for my last two albums is clearly from Silk Road: How do you take this experience, this exploration and cultural way of looking at music, and put it into a solo piano context? “''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scheinin|first=Richard|date=September 4, 2010|title=Steinway Society of the Bay Area - Interview with pianist Joel Fan|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/presskit/Steinway-Society-of-the%20Bay%20Area-Interview-with-pianist-Joel-Fan.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''"It's not just the sound, it's also the silences,..”.Beethoven's music reflects the struggle of the individual versus the universe…”''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Ellen|date=February 17, 2013|title=Art & Soul: Joel Fan tames 'Monsters of the Steinway' for Gretna Music|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/Reviews/penn-live-joel-fan-tames-monster.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=jeolfanmusic.com}}</ref>
'''On Performing'''
''“The piano is our link to musical history. It’s something that brought joy to people hundreds of years ago and continues to bring joy today. It’s a masterpiece of engineering, and a celebration of human achievement.”''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schulman|first=Ken|date=April 9, 2019|title=Pianist Joel Fan Brings an Adventurous Mix of New Music to MIT|url=https://arts.mit.edu/joel-fan-new-music/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=arts.mit.edu}}</ref>
''“In every piece, hundreds or thousands of such relationships can be brought to light to illuminate the beauty of a composition and to unify its conception at performance time… Kirchner was able to explain why such information should not be overlooked, in order to realize the composer’s intentions as beautifully as possible.”'' <ref>{{Cite web|last=Fan|first=Joel|title=LEON KIRCHNER: MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA|url=https://www.bmop.org/sites/default/files/1060-kirchner-booklet.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=bmop.org}}</ref>
''“This music is art, but it still needs to entertain -- to entertain intellectually, to entertain by playing dazzling stuff and to entertain by challenging the audience and opening ears.”''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scheinin|first=Richard|date=September 4, 2010|title=Steinway Society of the Bay Area - Interview with pianist Joel Fan|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/presskit/Steinway-Society-of-the%20Bay%20Area-Interview-with-pianist-Joel-Fan.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''“When you play music, it’s really an incredible experience to be on stage -- connecting with the audience, bringing music to life. It’s quite magical.”''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lincoln|first=Marga|date=February 26, 2015|title=Acclaimed pianist Joel Fan performs Rachmaninoff with Helena Symphony Saturday|work=Independent Record|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/acclaimed-pianist-joel-fan-performs-rachmaninoff-with-helena-symphony-saturday/article_26d6dd2e-dc04-5b9e-ae63-65a530532bb0.html|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
''“And you bring the audience on this journey, this exploration of musical styles, of rhythm and sound on the piano -- and of emotion. That's the bedrock.”''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Richard Scheinin|first=Richard|date=September 4, 2010|title=Steinway Society of the Bay Area - Interview with pianist Joel Fan|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=https://joelfanmusic.com/presskit/Steinway-Society-of-the%20Bay%20Area-Interview-with-pianist-Joel-Fan.pdf|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>
'''On the Open Source Music Festival'''
''“As a pianist, I’ve always been fascinated by the way music is created - how musical ideas are shared and new musical trends emerge.”''<ref>{{Cite web|last=staff|title=Open Source Music Festival|url=https://www.opensourcemusicfest.com|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=opensourcemusicfest.com}}</ref>
''“Open Source is the simple idea that we share our creative work, and allow others to build upon it freely. We’ve built our whole music festival around this idea.”'' <ref>{{Cite web|last=staff|title=Joel Fan LIVE on WQXR|url=https://referencerecordings.com/explore/open-source-music-festival/|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=reference recordings.com}}</ref>
== Awards and critical acclaim ==
In addition to winning the Philharmonic's Young People's Concert Auditions, Fan has been awarded by several international competitions, notably the D’Anglo Young Artists International Competition and Busoni International Piano Competition. He was the winner of the Kosciuzko Foundation's Chopin Prize and named a Presidential Scholar by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joel Fan Biography|url=https://alumni.jhu.edu/joelfanbiography|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
Joel Fan is a Steinway Artist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steinway and Sons|url=https://www.steinway.com/artists/joel-fan|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref>
''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' has described him as "a superb musician, able to cross one style into another without any diminution in musical sophistication." ''The [[Los Angeles Times]]'' says he is a " soaring talent - Fan's facility makes his playing a technical wonder." ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted him as "a versatile and sensitive pianist – an impressive talent." {{citation needed|date=October 2011}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=staff|date=July 23, 2013|title=Pianist Joel Fan to give free concert Sunday|work=Shenzhen Daily|url=http://www.szdaily.com/content/2013-07/23/content_8330356.htm|access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://joelfanmusic.com/ Official site]
*[https://twitter.com/JoelFanMusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Twitter]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hbbJo9nNPYi_jKFpqyjpQ YouTube]
*[https://www.opensourcemusicfest.com Open Source Music Festival]
*[https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xhtcDhtGWHQefNtwMWaRJ Spotify]
*[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/joel-fan/7180839 Apple Music]
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