Julian Chan
Bizet. Bruckner. Elgar.
Sibelius. Tchaikovsky.
Orchestra of Ten Fingers (releasing 2027) is the 2ⁿᵈ solo album by rising star pianist Julian Chan. Featuring original piano works by the orchestral greats, the vibrant programme transports the orchestral sound world into the recital hall.
Enabling lovers of orchestral music to hear their favourite composers in a new light. Offering devotees of piano music the magic of Bruckner and Elgar on their favourite instrument.
Julian Chan
Bizet. Bruckner. Elgar. Sibelius. Tchaikovsky.
Orchestra of Ten Fingers (releasing 2027) is the 2ⁿᵈ solo album by rising star pianist Julian Chan. Featuring original piano works by the orchestral greats, the vibrant programme transports the orchestral sound world into the recital hall.
Enabling lovers of orchestral music to hear their favourite composers in a new light. Offering devotees of piano music the magic of Bruckner and Elgar on their favourite instrument.
Rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation, Julian Chan has performed at numerous prestigious venues across Europe and Asia, including Wigmore Hall, Nanjing Poly Theatre, and Palau de la Música Catalana. Championing music by a diverse range of composers from the 16th to 21st centuries, his performances unify their styles in a captivating manner.
Julian’s debut solo album – exploring the vibrant Java Suite by Leopold Godowsky and its rich textures and tapestries – was released with Linn Records in December 2025 to international acclaim, garnering the titles of Album of the Week (NPO Klassiek) and Classical Record of the Day (Radio France).
In 2024–25, Julian was recipient of the Aud Jebsen Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music, where he previously studied with Ian Fountain and Michael Dussek.
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“His solo encore of Bizet showed deep, sensitive touch and earned him another two curtain calls... he brought the news that Bizet was also a beautiful composer for the piano.”
— Sussex World
“Chan doesn’t undersell the music’s surface virtuosity, yet he’s every inch the colourist and tone painter.”
— International Piano
“Extraordinary orchestral colours played with both power and beauty. There was a richness to his chordal playing that I have not heard since Cherkassky.”
— Christopher Axworthy
“Chan doesn’t undersell the music’s surface virtuosity, yet he’s every inch the colourist and tone painter.”
— International Piano
“His solo encore of Bizet showed deep, sensitive touch and earned him another two curtain calls... he brought the news that Bizet was also a beautiful composer for the piano.”
— Sussex World
“Extraordinary orchestral colours played with both power and beauty. There was a richness to his chordal playing that I have not heard since Cherkassky.”
— Christopher Axworthy
“Mesmerising talent”
— Midweek Herald
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Past venues
Wigmore Hall
Southbank Centre
Oxford International Piano Series
St George's, Bristol
Peasmarsh Festival
Große Landesloge, Berlin
Lavatersaal, Zürich
Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
Palau de la Música Catalana
Bösendorfer Salon
Nanjing Poly Theatre
Upcoming venues
Wigmore Hall
St Anne's College, Oxford
Netherlee Chamber Music Festival
University of Birmingham
Festival Drayton Centre
Fellowship House, Hampstead
St Paul's Church, Wimbledon
Barnes Music Society
Music@Stansted
Darlington Music Society
Teatre Auditori, Cardedeu
Debut Release (Dec 2025)
Julian's collaboration with Linn Records marks 100 years since the completion and publication of Leopold Godowsky's Java Suite, a fragrant blend of East and West inspired by the culture, landscapes, architecture and entrancing harmonies of the island of Java.
“Listen to how Chan balances the languid ostinatos against the marcato melodies, while truly letting go in the climaxes. The sheer beauty and timbral variety that Chan achieves in ‘Puppet Shadow Plays’ results from the pianist’s taking Godowsky’s expressive directives from dolcissimo to agitato on faith.”
— International Piano
ALBUM VAN DE WEEK
npo klassiek
Julian's collaboration with Linn Records marks 100 years since the completion and publication of Leopold Godowsky's Java Suite, a fragrant blend of East and West inspired by the culture, landscapes, architecture and entrancing harmonies of the island of Java.
“Listen to how Chan balances the languid ostinatos against the marcato melodies, while truly letting go in the climaxes. The sheer beauty and timbral variety that Chan achieves in ‘Puppet Shadow Plays’ results from the pianist’s taking Godowsky’s expressive directives from dolcissimo to agitato on faith.”
— International Piano
DISQUE CLASSIQUE DU JOUR
radio france
Debut Release (Dec 2025)
Julian's collaboration with Linn Records marks 100 years since the completion and publication of Leopold Godowsky's Java Suite, a fragrant blend of East and West inspired by the culture, landscapes, architecture and entrancing harmonies of the island of Java.
“Listen to how Chan balances the languid ostinatos against the marcato melodies, while truly letting go in the climaxes. The sheer beauty and timbral variety that Chan achieves in ‘Puppet Shadow Plays’ results from the pianist’s taking Godowsky’s expressive directives from dolcissimo to agitato on faith.”
— International Piano
