RYAN CHAN
Organ | Harpsichord
ABOUT
1st Prize - 2018 Arthur Poister Organ Scholarship Competition
2nd Prize - 2023 International Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition
FINALIST - 2022 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance
Hailed for his "solid technique... imaginative programming... tasteful creativity in registering orchestral textures" (AGO Charleston Chapter), Ryan Chan is recognized as a versatile musician specializing in organ and harpsichord. His passions for both early and contemporary repertoire, performance practice, historic/antique keyboards, experimentation and teaching define his musical identity. He has performed in notable venues including Freiberger Dom, Katholische Hofkirche in Dresden, Kerk Noordbroek in Groningen, St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle, Church of the Covenant in Cleveland and Syracuse University. He has been featured in festivals including Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo in Charleston, Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute, Rochester Early Music Festival and Skaneateles Festival.
In September 2023, Ryan won second-prize in the ‘XVI. Internationalen Gottfried-Silbermann-Orgelwettbewerb’, held in Germany, making him the first Hong Kong/Chinese organist to place in this premier European competition. He is the first-prize winner of the 2018 Arthur Poister Organ Scholarship Competition, as well as a finalist in the 2022 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance (American Guild of Organists). Upcoming engagements include solo recitals in Bremen Dom, Altenburg Schlosskirche, Dresden Kathedrale and St. James' In-the-City (LA).
At the Eastman School of Music, Ryan is pursuing a doctoral degree in organ under the tutelage of David Higgs. He holds a master’s degree in harpsichord, studying with Lisa Goode Crawford. He served as the VanDelinder Organ Fellow at Christ Church Rochester from 2020-2023, working with music director Stephen Kennedy. He performs regularly with Eastman’s Collegium Musicum, a baroque ensemble directed by Paul O’Dette and Christel Thielmann.
Ryan is currently based in Rochester, New York, USA.
CALENDAR
7 OCT 2023
ROCHESTER, NY - EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
with Yoojin Jang (Violin), Adam Sadberry (Flute),
Jiaqi Yu (Violin), Arthur Nyanfor II (Viola),
Kyle Victor (Cello), Arden Ingersoll (Bass)
J. S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
11 NOV 2023
CANANDAIGUA, NY - UNITED CHURCH OF CANANDAIGUA
Pipedreams Live!
works by Connor Chee and Hina Sakamoto
10 DEC 2023
ROCHESTER, NY - THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Handel - Messiah (Part 1)
15-16 DEC 2023
Orleans, MA - CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
Handel - Messiah (Part 1)
21 JAN 2024
LOS ANGELES, CA - ST. JAMES' IN THE CITY
International Laureates Organ Series
works by Dupré, Laurin, Saint-Saëns, Lemare, Chee, Sakamoto, Duruflé
ARCHIVE
2-10 SEP 2023
XVI. Internationalen Gottfried-Silbermann-Orgelwettbewerb (SECOND PRIZE)
18 JUN - 1 JUL 2023
OBERLIN, OH - OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Baroque Performance Institute 2023
Staff accompanist
30 May 2023
CHARLESTON, SC - ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo series
works by Dupré, Schumann, Still, Lemare, Glass, Duruflé
8 MAR 2023
NAPLES, FL - VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
with Alexander Little (Organ)
works by Dupré, Saint-Saëns, Laurin, Lemare
1 JAN 2023
ROCHESTER, NY - CHRIST CHURCH
Candlelight Concert Series
works by Bach and Pärt
4 JUL 2022
SEATTLE, WA - ST. MARK'S CATHEDRAL
works by Reger, Still, Karosi, Homilius, Franck, Laurin, Widor, Duruflé
20 APR 2022
BUFFALO, NY - UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO
with Daniel Minnick, Jennifer Shin (Organ)
works by Homilius, Laurin, Duruflé
10 MAR 2022
WILMINGTON, DE - FLINTWOODS HARPSICHORD COLLECTION
with Edith Yam, Lindsey Williams, Dylan Sanzenbacher (Cembalo)
works by D'Anglebert, F. Couperin, Forqueray
6 MAR 2022
Candlelight Concert Series
works by Langlais, Franck, Duruflé, Debussy
20 NOV 2021
ROCHESTER, NY - ST. ANNE CHURCH
with James Kealey, Jennifer Shin, Daniel Chang, Jiaqi Shao
Rochester Celebrity Organ Series: The Eastman Five (ONLINE)
4 NOV 2021
ROCHESTER, NY - EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
with Dylan Sanzenbacher, Lindsey Williams, Ali Santos (Cembalo),
James Marshall, Rachel Smith (Violin),
Julia Kilcoyne (Viola),
Owen Cummings (Cello),
Ariel Walton (Bass)
Bach Concertos for 2, 3 and 4 Harpsichords
10 MAR 2020
CLEVELAND, OH - CHURCH OF THE COVENANT
works by Bruhns, Bossi, Franck, Widor, Messiaen
30 JUN 2019
GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS - KERK NOORDBROEK
with Jonghee Yoon, Jinhee Kim, Wendy Yuen, Carrie Groenewold
works by Sweelinck, Bach, Buxtehude
16 OCT 2018
SYRACUSE, NY - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
works by Bruhns, Couperin, Langlais, Bach, Vierne, Franck, Messiaen