Joshua Han

Concerts for All and Theme & Variations Foundation are proud to present Joshua Han, recipient of the 2025 Theme & Variations Foundation Award, in an evening recital showcasing piano works by Mozart, Beethoven, Kreisler/Rachmaninoff, and Bach/Busoni.

Program

• Mozart: Sonata No. 18 in D Major, K. 576

• Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57

• Kreisler/Rachmaninoff: Liebesleid

• Bach/Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004

About Joshua Han

Joshua Han is studying piano performance with Dr Paul Rickard-Ford from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He is a regular piano performer and enjoys engaging in chamber music and accompaniment.

An Australian-born pianist, Joshua started piano studies at the age of four and received his Licentiate of Music, Australia (LMusA) at the age of 10.

After receiving his first gold in the Sydney Eisteddfod at the age of six, Joshua went on to achieve considerable success in music, including numerous international and national prizes, orchestra collaborations and solo performances across four continents. 

Joshua received first prize at the 2014 Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany, where he achieved the highest mark at the time in the competition's 28-year history.

In 2015, Joshua received first prize and audience prize at the Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark and in 2016, he received a Fellowship Recital Diploma at the age of 14, which was the beginning of several years of piano performance.

In 2022, Joshua received second prize and audience prize in the National Section of the Australian Youth Classical Music Competition and first prize in the New South Wales Division of the 2MBS Fine Music Young Virtuoso Awards.

At the 2024 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, Joshua was the second prize recipient and also received the Concerto Prize, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Musicians Prize and the Dr Graeme Russell Virtuoso Study Prize. Recently, he was the inaugural recipient of the 2024 John Lamble Helping Hand Grant to support a creative project for aspiring musicians.

Aside from classical music, Joshua also performs popular music. He and his brother made the Australia’s Got Talent 2013 grand final with a rendition of Pirates of the Caribbean.