Joshua Han
Live at The Church
10 January 2026
Australian pianist Joshua Han has been praised for “complete mastery of his instrument as well as complete empathy with the music” (Sydney Arts Guide). Joshua is an accomplished performer who has received international success and appeared with distinguished orchestras including the Queensland Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic (Japan) and Suwon Philharmonic (South Korea).
Joshua received first prizes at the 2025 International Piano Competition J. S. Bach in Saarbrücken, Germany, and the 2024 Australian National Piano Award, where he also received the prize for Audience vote and prizes for best interpretation of Bach, Chopin, and Beethoven. Joshua maintains a regular performance schedule; feature appearances in the 2025–26 season include the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra, Albury Chamber Music Festival, Shepparton Arts Festival, Music Shoalhaven, Athenaeum Club, among others.
Born in 2002, Joshua started piano studies at the age of four with his mother. Joshua showed early promise with a Licentiate of Music (LMusA) at 10 years and Fellowship Recital Diploma (TCL) at 14 years, and first prizes at the 2014 Ettlingen International Piano Competition, Germany, and the 2015 Aarhus International Piano Competition, Denmark. Joshua currently studies a Master of Music Studies (Performance) under Dr Paul Rickard-Ford at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He is supported by the Theme and Variations Foundation and Cope-Williams Arts Foundation.
Header image: Joe Cheng
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BELA BARTOK
Three Etudes, Opus. 18
I. Allegro molto
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Tempo giusto, capricciosoLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Opus. 109
I. Vivace ma non troppo — Adagio espressivo
II. Prestissimo
III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivoSERGEI PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B Flat major, Opus. 83
I. Allegro inquieto
II. Andante caloroso
III. Precipitato
This performance will take place at The Church.
The Church is a meticulously restored 19th-century Gothic church in Alexandria, NSW owned by Judith Neilson AM that houses rehearsals and work development for musicians by invitation.
Performance
PerformanceSaturday 10 January 2026
4:00pm
LocationThe Church
9 Mitchell Rd, Alexandria
TicketsFree, by ballot only
Ballot closes in
Ballot draw date: Tuesday 6 January 2026
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