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Dances for Piano and Orchestra

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Pianist Joel Fan on Classical KING FM's Northwest Focus LIVE
ICWF 2018 Concert 6 Gershwin Piano Concerto

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04/12/2015 - Neskowin Chamber Music Society / Neskowin, OR
04/13/2015 - Queens Symphony / Queens, NY
06/17/2015 - Kennedy Center / Washington D.C.
06/20/2015 - Meany Hall for the Performing Arts / Seattle, WA
08/23/2015 - Ravinia Festival / Ravinia, IL
08/31/2015 - Ravinia Festival / Highland Park, IL
1 Gabriel Pierne: Fantaisie-Ballet, Op. 6
2 Ricardo Castro Herrera: Vals Capricho, Op. 1
3 Fryderyk Chopin: Krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14
4 Camille Saint-Saens: Valse-Caprice in A-flat Major (
5 Carl Maria von Weber / Liszt: Polonaise Brillante, Op. 72
6 Louis Moreau Gottschalk / Kay: Grand Tarantelle, Op. 67
7 Charles Wakefield Cadman: Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras (Fantasy for Orchestra with Piano)
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Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians performing before the public today! Consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the world, Fan is recognized for his work with cellist Yo-Yo Ma as a member of the Silk Road Ensemble, with performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and he has also collaborated with numerous other ensembles, including the Shanghai Quartet, Imani Winds, and A Far Cry. Fan's latest CD - Dances for Piano and Orchestra features the Northwest Sinfonietta and features an anti-concerto program which includes the Pierne Fantasie-Ballet, the Chopin Krakowiak, and the Wedding Cake caprice waltz by Saint-Saens.

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  • 'JPR Classics Live' presents Joel Fan on New Year's Eve
    Posted At: December 22, 2019 12:00 AM

    Joel Fan is acclaimed as "soaring" (Los Angeles Times), "fantastic" (Washington Post), and possessing a "probing intellect and vivid imagination" (New York Times). Celebrated for his exuberant virtuosity, and a bold repertoire that embraces piano classics and inspired discoveries of contemporary and world music, Fan re-invents the piano recital by illuminating the rare and unexpected – creating, in...
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  • Joel Fan, set to play works by MIT composers and collaborate with composition students
    Posted At: January 11, 2019 12:00 AM

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  • The Charleston Library Society will experience the exhilarating Joel Fan in recital / Charleston Post & Courier
    Posted At: November 8, 2018 12:00 AM

    The Charleston Library Society will present pianist Joel Fan in recital on Thursday, Nov. 15. Experience the exhilarating art of Joel Fan, who uses his talents to cross musical boundaries. During the last 2 seasons, Fan performed with the New York Philharmonic, Odessa Philharmonic, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic in concerto performances of Rachmaninov, Beethoven, and Messiaen. He has collaborated with ...
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  • Special pianists choose the piece of a lifetime / WQXR
    Posted At: June 7, 2018 12:00 AM

    The great pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff once said, "Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music." This is true not only with respect to the infinite scope of feeling, fascination and joy that music offers, but also with respect to the virtually infinite repertoire. Pianists in particular are faced with impossible decisions about what to play. Will they enter the subl...
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  • Joel Fan closes out 24th Neskowin Chamber Music season / Newport News Times
    Posted At: May 6, 2018 12:00 AM

    Pianist Joel Fan, a favorite of local classical music audiences, returns on May 6 to perform the last concert in the 24th season of Neskowin Chamber Music. Fan, a member of cellist Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, has performed as a soloist with 40 orchestras throughout the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta, Singapore Symphony, New Symphony Orc...
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  • Joel Fan - Dances for KUHA: Classical Classroom
    Posted At: July 15, 2015 12:00 AM

    What came before twerking, Harlem Shake-ing, and popping and locking? The Krakowiak, the Polonaise, and the Tarantelle (which have really cool names, now that we're looking at it). Pianist Joel Fan teaches us all about classical dance music, the composers who made it, and the circumstances from which the dances emerged. Bill Evans Trio: "Waltz for Debby" All other music from Joel Fan's late...
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  • Joel Fan interviews with Seattle's KING-FM before LUCO performance
    Posted At: June 19, 2015 12:00 AM

    Pianist Joel Fan is one of the most dynamic and accomplished musicians performing before the public today! He is consistently acclaimed for his recitals, recordings, and appearances with orchestras throughout the world. His concerts attract a wide range of audiences, as he has eagerly embraced traditional piano literature as well as an eclectic range of repertoire, including new music commissio...
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  • Gramophone talks to Joel Fan - The pianist talks repertoire, technique, instruments ... and race cars
    Posted At: January 27, 2015 12:00 AM

    GP - The most obscure piece on your dancethemed disc Is Cadman's Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras. Tell us about It JF - Cadman was a prolific composer based in Pittsburgh and LA who helped found the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He was also known for introducing elements of ragtime into his music Oark Dancers is a blast to play. As the soloist, you're riding this wave of rhythm, sound and texture cr...
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  • Joel Fan - Dances for Piano and Orchestra / KDFC 'CD of the Week'
    Posted At: January 19, 2015 12:00 AM

    American pianist Joel Fan may be best-known for his association with Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Project. You might also remember that a while back we selected his "West of the Sun" CD as a KDFC CD of the Week. Joel is back with a new release titled - Dances for Piano and Orchestra and features music for piano plus orchestra, but don't think concertos. This is the anti-concerto CD. These are...
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