Pianist Joel Fan has performed on four continents, and will make his east central Illinois premiere in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Recital Hall.

According to a press release, tickets are limited.

 Along with the Kennedy Center, Fan has also toured China, South America and Cuba.

“He’s practically reinvented the piano recital with his unique approach to programming, and he’s found an enthusiastic following on stages from the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Jordan Hall in Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C,” the press release states.

Fan’s newest recording, “Dances for Piano and Orchestra,” focuses on the intersection of music and dance, with works by Chopin, Saint-Saens, Pierne, Weber-Liszt, Gottschalk and a world premiere recording of Charles Cadman’s “Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras.”

While collaborating with musician Yo-Yo Ma as a member of the Silk Road Ensemble, Fan has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and “Good Morning America” and “Late Night with David Letterman.”

Fan’s performance at Eastern is part of the Doudna Fine Arts Center’s New + Emerging Artists Series. It is sponsored by the EIU Classical Music Artists Series.

Ticket are $16 for general admission, $13 for senior citizens and $7 for students. They can be purchased online at www.doudnatix.com or the Doudna Fine Arts Center Box Office.

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