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Canadian-born Joel Hastings was the winner of the 2006, 8th International Web Concert Hall Competition and the 1993 International Bach Competition at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. At the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas, one reporter designated Mr. Hastings the “audience favorite” while another wrote, “the kinetic fingers of this young Canadian reminded me strongly of his late countryman, Glenn Gould.” In a Newsweek review, he “pulled the audience to their feet after a wild performance of Franz Liszt’s Totentanz.” Reviewers have described his playing as passionate, mesmerizing, hypnotic, and transcendental. Mr. Hastings, a Steinway Artist, has performed solo recitals across Canada and the United States, while his orchestral engagements have included the Toronto Philharmonic; the Oakville, Okanagan, Windsor, Kamloops, Niagara, Racine, Timmins and the University of Michigan Symphonies; the Kitchener-Waterloo and Michigan Chamber Orchestras, the Huntsville Festival Orchestra and the Ann Arbor Concert Band. He has worked with conductors including Gustav Meier, Kerry Stratton, Roberto Declara, Daniel Swift, Susan Haig, John Morris Russell, Dwight Bennett, Matthew Jones, Douglas Sanford, Donald Schleicher, Alexander Platt, Bruce Dunn and Vincent Danner. As a collaborative artist Mr. Hastings has toured internationally with vocal ensembles, performing in such venues as the Vatican and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and he has recorded with the Cranbrook Singers of Michigan and the University of Michigan Symphony Band. From the Royal Conservatory of Music Mr. Hastings earned his ARCT diplomas in piano and organ, receiving a gold medal for the highest score in the country. He holds degrees in both instruments from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Across North America he has given masterclasses and adjudicated competitions and festivals; he has also taught as a visiting faculty member at the University of Windsor, Ontario. The Canadian Council for the Performing Arts has awarded him multiple grants. His discography includes CDs of Franz Liszt's song and operatic transcriptions; Frederic Chopin’s 24 Etudes; and selections of works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, and Scriabin, available on the Prestant Records label. His CDs have been featured on CBC national radio. For more information, please visit www.joelhastings.com.
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