“One of Australia’s most exciting and versatile young pianists.” – Musica Viva Australia

“Josh brings with him knowledge and technique… you can see why he is forming such a solid career.” – CutCommon

Originally from country Victoria, Josh recently completed a PhD in Music Performance at the University of Melbourne, under the guidance of Professors Ian Holtham and Paul Kildea. Previously, Josh was invited to undertake periods of intensive private study in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda, and was among his last students. He also studies regularly in London with Imogen Cooper.

In addition to performances throughout Australia, Josh performs regularly in Europe and the UK. Notable highlights include solo performances in London, Portugal, Austria, France, and The Netherlands. He has performed at various festivals and series, including as the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival, The International Holland Music Sessions, as a laureate of the International Piano Seminar of Óbidos (Portugal), as part of the Musica Viva Regional Touring Program, the Brunswick Music Festival and the Melba Hall Lunch Hour Series. He has performed regularly at many of Australia’s leading concert venues including the Melbourne Recital Centre, Hamer Hall, City Recital Hall, Phoenix Central Park as well as venues such as Victorian Parliament House. As a keen chamber musician, he has performed with Australian soprano Greta Bradman, and has given award-winning chamber music performances for the Music Society of Victoria as well as world premieres of new Australian works. Josh has had performances and interviews broadcast on the BBC, Antena 2, ABC Classic, RN and 774, as well as PBS, Triple J, Triple R, and nationally on the MBS radio network. He has performed concertos of Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt and Ravel with orchestras including The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Hopkins Sinfonia, and the Whitehorse Orchestra and in 2015 he was selected as soloist for the UMSO’s Chancellor’s Concert Series in Sydney. He has worked with conductors such as Benjamin Northey, Fabian Russell, Brett Dean and Richard Davis. He regularly collaborates with multidisciplinary artist Jack Vanzet, with their debut record ‘Composites’ released in 2021 to wide acclaim.

He has been a finalist and prizewinner in a number of competitions, including the Antena 2/SIPO prize, the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Romantics Competition and the Australian National Piano Award (where he also received the Peoples’ Choice Award and the prizes for the best performances of a work by Schumann and Chopin). He was also a recipient of a Victorian Premier’s Award for Music, the Melbourne Conservatorium’s Lady Turner Prize, as well as numerous other prizes and scholarships.

 He has played in masterclasses for a number of distinguished pianists including Boris Berman (Russia/USA), Artur Pizarro (Portugal) Daniil Trifonov (Russia), Michel Béroff (France) Bernd Goetzke (Germany) Pavalli Jumpanen (Finland), Alessio Bax (Italy/USA), Josep Colom (Spain), Lisa Moore, Ronald Farren-Price, Anna Goldsworthy and Craig Sheppard (USA), among others.