Joel Fan

Classical Pianist and Recording Artist

Joel Fan is an American pianist noted for his work with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project, as well as his solo virtuosity and eclectic repertoire. Fan was born on July 29, 1969 in the United States to parents from Taiwan. He studied at the Juilliard School and has received both a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, where his teachers included the composer Leon Kirchner, and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Peabody Conservatory as a student of Leon Fleisher. His performing career began with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 11 after having won the Philharmonic's Young People's Concert Auditions. He has since appeared internationally in recital and with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of Bulgaria, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and Singapore Symphony Orchestra.