EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Breaking the mould emphatically
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
Hania Rani
[Martyna Galla]
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Hania Rani
Barbican, London
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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