Hania Rani — KEXP, Seattle, 2022

On 9 July 2022, Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani recorded a Full Performance for American station KEXP in Seattle. A figure of the new neoclassical scene, Hania Rani delivers an intimate set on piano and keyboards, blending contemporary minimalism, discreet electronic textures and sung passages. The careful, stripped-back capture highlights her delicate touch and sense of space, between silence and emotional swells. The set gathers “24.03,” “Ghosts,” “Komeda,” “Part 3” and “Buka,” pieces from her critically acclaimed albums. This filmed live concert illustrates how a new generation of composers reinvents piano music outside classical halls, in dialogue with ambient and pop. The KEXP format, known for the quality of its sessions, offers an ideal setting for this contemplative music. A precious live record for discovering an artist who combines classical rigour and contemporary freedom with rare elegance. Filmed in the KEXP studio, this full performance is a luminous introduction to a composer bridging the worlds of modern classical, ambient and electronic music, and to the new neoclassical wave as a whole.