Joel Fan

Joel Fan

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Joel Fan (born July 29, 1969) is an American classical pianist and Steinway Artist from New York City. Fan studied at the Juilliard School (Pre-College) and earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University under Leon Kirchner, followed by a Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University under Leon Fleisher. In 1980, Fan debuted with the New York Philharmonic at age 11. A member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, Fan achieved two consecutive Billboard Top 10 debuts with the solo albums World Keys (2006) and West of the Sun (2009). Fan performed as a soloist with orchestras including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and London Sinfonietta, collaborating with conductors such as Keith Lockhart and Zubin Mehta. His recording Dances for Piano and Orchestra received a Grammy Award nomination. Other works include the Leon Kirchner homage Revelations (2013).

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No. 3 Miero vuotti uutta kuuta from Five Finnish Folk Songs (Edited Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
01:58
Composers: Michio Mamiya

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Dances for Piano & Orchestra
℗ 2014 Reference Recordings
11-11-2014
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
01
Fantaisie-ballet, Op. 6
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
11:37
Composers: Gabriel Pierné
02
Caprice-valse, Op. 1
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
07:59
Composers: Ricardo Castro Herrera
03
Rondo à la krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
13:59
Composers: Frédéric Chopin
04
Wedding Cake, Op. 76
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
06:22
Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
05
Polonaise brillante, S. 367 (After Weber)
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
09:53
Composers: Franz Liszt
06
Grande tarantelle, Op. 67, D. 66
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
08:12
Composers: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
07
Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras
Joel Fan
Dances for Piano & Orchestra
11:07
Composers: Charles Wakefield Cadman
World Keys
℗ 2012 Reference Recordings
01-03-2012
World Keys
01
10 Sketches on Aksak Rhythms, Op. 58: Sketch No. 10
Joel Fan
World Keys
01:24
Composers: Ahmet Adnan Saygun
02
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
Joel Fan
World Keys
07:23
Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
03
Lu nuit du destin
Joel Fan
World Keys
10:46
Composers: Dia Succari
04
Mekta' in the Art of Kita, Book 3: Sayera
Joel Fan
World Keys
01:33
Composers: Halim El-dabh
05
Instants d'un opéra de Pékin
Joel Fan
World Keys
06:46
Composers: Qigang Chen
06
Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434
Joel Fan
World Keys
06:33
Composers: Franz Liszt
07
9 Bagatelles: No. 5, La belle rouquine
Joel Fan
World Keys
01:37
Composers: William Bolcom
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West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
℗ 2012 Reference Recordings
14-04-2009
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
01
Vem cá, Branquinha
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
02:50
Composers: Ernesto Nazareth
02
Suis moi!, Op. 45
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
03:03
Composers: Louis Moreau Gottschalk
03
3 Preludes: No. 2, Flora's Game. Milonga
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
06:43
Composers: Astor Piazzolla
04
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
13:32
Composers: Alberto Ginastera
05
Chôros No. 5 "Alma brasileira"
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
04:34
Composers: Heitor Villa-Lobos
06
4 Sketches, Op. 15: No. 4, Fireflies
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
03:08
Composers: Amy Beach
07
Troubled Water
Joel Fan
West of the Sun: Music of the Americas
05:24
Composers: Margaret Allison Bonds
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Featured in
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
07-01-2002
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
01
Mongolian Traditional longsong
Ganbaatar Khongorzul
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
01:28
Composers: Traditional
02
Legend of Herlen
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
11:17
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: BYAMBASUREN SHARAV
03
Blue Little Flower (Chinese Traditional)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
04:22
Composers: Traditional
04
Mido Mountain (Chinese Traditional)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
03:51
Composers: Traditional
05
Moon over Guan Mountain
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
11:48
Composers: Zhao Jiping
06
No. 3 Miero vuotti uutta kuuta from Five Finnish Folk Songs (Edited Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
01:58
Composers: Michio Mamiya
07
No. 5 Joiku from Five Finnish Folk Songs (Edited Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
02:26
Composers: Michio Mamiya
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Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
16-04-2002
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
01
Mongolian Traditional longsong
Ganbaatar Khongorzul
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
01:28
Composers: Traditional
02
Legend of Herlen
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
11:17
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: BYAMBASUREN SHARAV
03
Blue Little Flower (Chinese Traditional)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
04:22
Composers: Traditional
04
Mido Mountain (Chinese Traditional)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
03:51
Composers: Traditional
05
Moon over Guan Mountain
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
11:48
Composers: Zhao Jiping
06
No. 3 Miero vuotti uutta kuuta from Five Finnish Folk Songs (Edited Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
01:58
Composers: Michio Mamiya
07
No. 5 Joiku from Five Finnish Folk Songs (Edited Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Silk Road Journeys - When Strangers Meet (Remastered)
02:26
Composers: Michio Mamiya
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Impressions
(P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment
07-01-2011
Impressions
01
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: III. Rondo. Allegro
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
04:23
Composers: Joseph Haydn
02
Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
02:22
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
3 Old Viennese Dances: II. Liebesleid
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
03:32
Composers: Fritz Kreisler
04
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
05:04
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05
Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
11:11
Composers: Franz Schubert
06
Cantata, BWV 147: Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
02:41
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Yo-Yo Ma
Impressions
01:45
Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
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Appassionato
(P) 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
09-01-2007
Appassionato
01
Going to School (From "Memoirs of a Geisha" Soundtrack)
John Williams
Appassionato
02:45
Composers: John Williams
02
IV. Allegretto poco mosso from Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (Album Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
06:04
Composers: César Franck
03
Three Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
03:42
Composers: George Gershwin
04
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
01:45
Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
05
Doce de coco
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
05:12
Composers: Jacob Do Bandolim
06
II. Largo from Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 49 (Album Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
05:48
Composers: Dmitri Kabalevsky
07
Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You from Giuseppe Tornatore Suite
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato
01:53
Composers: Ennio Morricone
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Appassionato [International Version]
(P) 1978, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
08-01-2007
Appassionato [International Version]
01
Going to School (From "Memoirs of a Geisha" Soundtrack)
John Williams
Appassionato [International Version]
02:45
Composers: John Williams
02
IV. Allegretto poco mosso from Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (Album Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
06:04
Composers: César Franck
03
Three Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
03:42
Composers: George Gershwin
04
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
01:45
Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
05
Doce de coco
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
05:12
Composers: Jacob Do Bandolim
06
II. Largo from Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 49 (Album Version)
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
05:48
Composers: Dmitri Kabalevsky
07
Cinema Paradiso: Looking for You from Giuseppe Tornatore Suite
Yo-Yo Ma
Appassionato [International Version]
01:53
Composers: Ennio Morricone
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Leon Kirchner Revelations
2013 Lisa Kirchner
24-01-2013
Leon Kirchner Revelations
01
Little Suite: I. Prelude
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
00:41
02
Little Suite: II. Song
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
01:27
03
Little Suite: III. Toccata
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
00:34
04
Little Suite: IV. Fantasy
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
00:25
05
Little Suite: V. Epilogue
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
01:06
06
Dawn
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
05:40
07
The Times Are Nightfall
Joel Fan
Leon Kirchner Revelations
04:24
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30th Anniversary Sampler
℗ 2015 Reference Recordings
01-04-2015
30th Anniversary Sampler
01
Danserye: La Mourisque
University of Texas Wind Ensemble
30th Anniversary Sampler
02:06
Composers: Tylman Susato
02
2 Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major
Minnesota Orchestra
30th Anniversary Sampler
12:58
Composers: George Enescu
03
Mestizo Waltz
Utah Symphony Orchestra
30th Anniversary Sampler
03:10
Composers: Gabriela Lena Frank
04
Prelude on the Name B-A-C-H, S. 260
Felix Hell
30th Anniversary Sampler
03:23
Composers: Franz Liszt
05
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace
Minnesota Orchestra
30th Anniversary Sampler
14:33
Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
06
Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434 (After G. Verdi)
Joel Fan
30th Anniversary Sampler
06:36
Composers: Franz Liszt
07
In Praise of Music: No. 5, For the Angel "Israfel"
Minnesota Orchestra
30th Anniversary Sampler
04:26
Composers: Dominick Argento
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