Bio
Josh Binkhorst, pianist and educator, brings his unique background, personality, and cross-disciplinary curiosity to his art. With parallel interests in piano and political science, Josh yearns to explore ways that classical music can be relatable and accessible in today’s world, while broadening and diversifying the art form itself.
Josh has been fortunate to perform as a soloist and a collaborator, as well as in masterclasses and interdisciplinary performances in the United States and Argentina. He was the 2020 winner of the Skidmore College Concerto Competition, and was awarded the Louis Edgar Johns Award, the highest award given to a piano major, in both his Junior and Senior years. In 2023, Josh received the Josef Fidelman Memorial Prize, for his dedication to performing and collaborating with contemporary composers. Most recently, Josh held a residency with the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composer Program, and is a Teaching Fellow at the Mannes School of Music. He composed and performed original music for “In Search of Home,” a short documentary about homelesness in New York City (Clara-Sophia Daly, Bahar Ostadan), and will be featured in Diane Von Furstenberg’s Winter campaign.
Josh is currently a candidate for the PDPL program at the Mannes School of Music. Josh received his Master of Music in Piano from the Mannes School of Music, where he studied with professor J.Y. Song, and received a gradute minor in Creative Community Development. He is also a graduate of Skidmore College, where he received a B.A in Piano and Political Science, and studied piano with distinguished artist in residence Pola Baytelman. Josh has studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Diego Prigolinni, Professor of Piano at the Astor Piazzolla Conservatory of Music.
Josh runs a successful private piano studio in New York, NY, teaching students of all ages and abilities. He believes in an individualized, compassionate, and engaging teaching style.