Shoalhaven Eisteddfod Benefit Concert & 2026 Syllabus Launch

The Shoalhaven Eisteddfod Committee is pleased to announce the details of our annual benefit concert and launch of the syllabus for the 2026 City of Shoalhaven Eisteddfod.

Date:  Sunday 26 October, 2025

Venue:  Nowra School of Arts, 11 Berry Street, Nowra

Concert Start Time:  2pm (Doors Open from 1:30pm)

Adult Ticket Price:  $25 (Children under 18 free)

Our Sunday afternoon concert will assist in raising monies to help keep our long-standing Eisteddfod going strong in 2026, building on our 41 year history of bringing joy to Shoalhaven audiences. The concert will feature performers from the 2025 Eisteddfod and be followed by afternoon tea to allow all to socialise with like-minded musical supporters.

Our special guest artist for the concert will be Australian-born pianist, Joshua Han. Joshua received first prize for the Piano Championship (Open) at this year’s City of Shoalhaven Eisteddfod, mesmerizing all with his talent and technical prowess. Joshua’s notable accolades also include placing first at the 2025 International Piano Competition J. S. Bach in Saarbrücken, Germany, and the 2024 Australian National Piano Award, achieving the prize for Audience vote and prizes for best interpretation of Bach, Chopin, and Mozart/Beethoven.

Joshua has been praised for “complete mastery of his instrument as well as complete empathy with the music” (Sydney Arts Guide). Joshua is an accomplished performer who has appeared with distinguished orchestras including the Queensland Symphony, Sendai Philharmonic (Japan) and Suwon Philharmonic (South Korea). He is undertaking a Master of Music Studies (Performance) under Dr Paul Rickard-Ford at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Supporting artists will be Joel Galvin (saxophone), Monique Hill (voice) and Jeremiah Galvin (trumpet).