Event

JOEL FAN, Pianist

Program ~ Chen Gang: Sunshine on Texkorgan (erhu and piano); Chen Qiang: Instants d'un Opera Pekin (piano solo); Traditional: Ancient Battlefield; Esteban de Sanlucar (arr. Yang Wei): Flamenco Pipa (pipa solo); Astor Piazolla: Flora's Game (piano solo); Piazolla: Oblivions (pipa, erhu, piano); Traditional: Rainbow Dance (arr. Yang Wei) (pipa and erhu duet); Zhou Long: Wu Kui (piano solo); Gu Guan-Ren: Lady Hua Mu-Lan (pipa and piano)

Noted for his work with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project, Joel Fan has performed with orchestras and in recital throughout the world. His recent notable concerts include his 2008 New York Debut Recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a celebratory concert upon the release of his CD West of the Sun in 2009, at the popular nightclub Le Poisson Rouge, also in New York City. As a recording artist, Mr. Fan received two consecutive Billboard Top 10 Debuts with his solo CDs World Keys and West of the Sun.