Timothy Kan
Who am I?
Timothy Kan is a Chinese pianist based in Melbourne who has a passion for making classical music. Although he started his piano studies at the age of 5 in Hong Kong, it was not until he studied under his high school piano teacher at the University High School, Eddie Dorn, did his interest in the piano take flight. His newfound appreciation stemmed from music’s ability to evoke emotion within him, but also the fact that there are many various sound-worlds within classical music that keeps the genre refreshing. Sharing this appreciation and enthusiasm with others brings him joy, hence he loves to make music for his mates. Consequently, he hopes to transform some negative stigmas towards classical music through his performances.
Education
Tim had recently graduated from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music with Honours. Over the course of the degree, he has studied with the renowned Glenn Riddle and has participated in numerous masterclasses with brilliant pianists in the Conservatory. Some of which include Alexandre Dossin, Igor Machlak, Glenn Riddle, Ronald Farren-Price, Kenji Fujimura, Janine Sowden, and Jerry Wong. Additionally, he has learnt numerous techniques from them in the approach to improving technique on the piano and the approach to efficient learning.
Solo Performance Experience
In the past 4 years, Tim has actively performed around eisteddfods and competitions around Melbourne. Some of the awards and accomplishments include the 2 nd prize in the Ann and Chris Krans Award (2017), 2 nd prize in the Junior (19 and under) Pianoforte Solo and 1 st prize in the Graeme M. Watt Award in the 44 th Annual Geelong eisteddfod (2018), and 1 st in the Championship Section, 1 st in the 20 th /21 st Century section, 2 nd in the Baroque section and 2 nd in the Lythgo Scholarship Award of the Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (2019). He has also performed in live radio on FM103.5 3MBS in 2018 1 st season of The Talent. More recently in 2020, he was also one of the final nominees in the MCM Concerto-Aria Competition, playing Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 1.
Chamber Experience
Tim is also an active chamber performer. He had formed several groups with his colleagues from the Conservatory and performed a variety of repertoire with them including Farrenc Trio in E minor, Gaubert Trois Aquarelles, Beethoven Trio in C minor, Arensky Trio in D minor, Shostakovich Trio in E minor and Mendelssohn Trio in C minor. He and his chamber colleagues have also received the tutelage of Caroline Almonte, Igor Machlak, and Richard Narroway in how to perform as a chamber group. For the rest of 2021, Tim is looking forward to working with a quartet group on the Chausson quartet and a trio group on Rachmaninoff Trio no. 2.
Teaching Experience
For the past three years, Tim has been teaching piano in his home studio. He has taught students as young as 4 up to the age of 13. Tim often uses different analogies and anecdotes to help the student to understand core concepts and emphasizes on critical thinking and problem solving to solve technical and musical issues on the keyboard. In addition, Tim also attempts to develop the student’s listening capability and urges them to be more attentive to their own playing and obtain “ideal” sounds based on context of the score.
English 
Chinese