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Joshua Han

Year of birth: 2002
Country: Australia

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Winner of the 2024 Australian National Piano Award, Joshua Han has been praised for “complete mastery of his instrument as well as complete empathy with the music” (Sydney Arts Guide). Joshua is an accomplished performer who has appeared with distinguished Australian orchestras, including the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and North Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He is currently undertaking a Master of Music Studies (Performance) under Dr Paul Rickard-Ford at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His recent performances include appearances at the Albury Chamber Music Festival in Australia, and a performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Born in Sydney, Joshua started piano aged four with his mother. He has won international first prizes at competitions in Ettlingen (2014) and Aarhus (2015), and has studied with prominent Australian pedagogues.

Programme

1st round

Béla Bartók
Three Études, Sz72, Op. 18
     I. Allegro molto
     II. Andante sostenuto
     III. Rubato

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
     I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
     II. Prestissimo
     III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
     I. Allegro inquieto
     II. Andante caloroso
     III. Precipitato

2nd round

Lucijan Marija Škerjanc 
Twelve Preludes
     I. Con sentimento
     II. Pensieroso
     III. Tempestoso
     IV. Transcendente
     V. Tempo di valse
     VI. Energico
     VII. Contemplativo
     VIII. Volante
     IX. Con abbandono
     X. Ruvido
     XI. Dolcissimo
     XII. Lugubre

Karol Szymanowski
Masques, Op. 34
     I. Shéhérazade
     II. Tantris le Bouffon
     III. Sérénade de Don Juan

Frédéric Chopin 
Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 
     I. Allegro maestoso
     II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
     III. Largo
     IV. Finale: Presto non tanto 

3rd round

Sergei Rachmaninoff 
Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op. 30
     I. Allegro, ma non tanto
     II. Intermezzo: Adagio
     III. Finale: Alla breve

Awards received

  • 1st Prize, International Piano Competition J.S. Bach in Memoriam Walter Blankenheim, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2025 
  • 1st Prize, Australian National Piano Award, Shepparton, Australia, 2024
  • 2nd Prize, Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, Brisbane, Australia, 2024
  • 2nd Prize, Australian Youth Classical Music Competition, Geelong, Australia, 2022
  • 1st Prize, Aarhus International Piano Competition, Aarhus, Denmark, 2015
  • 1st Prize, Ettlingen International Piano Competition, Ettlingen, Germany, 2014