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GIFTED contemporary classical composer and pianist Hania Rani presents her acclaimed album Ghosts, especially reworked for a seven-piece ensemble that is currently touring some of Europe’s most prestigious venues.
The ensemble’s instruments, including saxophone, cello, violin, guitar and trumpet, lend a vibrancy of sounds to the otherworldly ambience of the record — and comes a step closer to realising Rani’s conceptual vision for the work.
One of Poland’s most celebrated musical exports, the 34-year-old is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music, becoming associated with the likes of Olafur Arnalds, who collaborates on the album’s Whispering House, as well as Nils Frahm and Max Richter.
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