Han is a classical pianist, composer, and artist with a prolific creative output. He has performed concerts around western Canada, composed numerous chamber and solo works, accompanied extensively, worked as a sessional keyboardist, and written dozens of arrangements that have been downloaded around the world. He has taught piano for twenty-one years and he has adjudicated at music festivals in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
photo by Dave Mitchell
Han’s repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the modern era, with major works from Bach's Goldberg Variations to Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6. His performances have included concerts with Symphony of the Kootenays (Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1), solo recitals for Rosetown Music Festival and Calgary ProArts, and chamber music with Timepoint Ensemble. He participated in the CMC finals on piano and harpsichord, the CMC Stepping Stone, and the RBC Concerto Competition with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a composer, Han's music has been performed across Canada. His pieces include Ballad Concerto for Cello and Piano, Three Dances for Oboe and Piano, which was awarded an Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant, and a string trio and quartet. His works for piano include a sonata and numerous short pieces, including an arrangement of Ho Ho Watanay, commissioned by ARTMA for Canada's 150th and published along with works by seven other Alberta composers.
photo by Chantelle de Coninck Smith
Away from music, Han works on visual art and media projects, ranging from painting and miniatures to photography and videography for local weddings, musicians, and organisations including the Instrumental Society of Calgary, Astralis Quartet, and Equilibrium School.
Han graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance and a Bachelor of Arts in English literature, and received Licentiate and Associate diplomas from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He is currently an instructor and chamber coach the Mount Royal Conservatory.
