Joshua Han plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3

The Holway Collective and Tim Li Orchestra are joined by pianist Joshua Han to play Sergei Rachmaninoff’s monumental Third Piano Concerto followed by Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, conducted by Felipe Prazeres.

Winner of the 2024 Australian National Piano Award, 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 appeared with distinguished orchestras including the Queensland Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic (Japan) and Suwon Philharmonic (South Korea). He is undertaking a Master of Music Studies (Performance) under Dr Paul Rickard-Ford at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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 Mozart/Beethoven. Joshua was also the second prize winner at the 2024 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition. His final round performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was awarded Concerto Prize, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Musicians’ Choice Prize.

One of the most renowned musicians of his generation, Felipe Prazeres is the current Principal Conductor of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Petrobras Symphony Orchestra. He is the artistic director and co-founder of the Johann Sebastian Rio orchestra, one of the most important chamber orchestras in the country. As a conductor, he has led orchestras such as the World Youth Symphony in Italy, the Petrobras Symphony Orchestra, the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony Orchestra, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Bahia Symphony Orchestra, the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, the UFRJ Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN-UFF).