Hania Rani
Hania Rani | |
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 Rani performing in 2021 | |
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| Born | Hanna Raniszewska 1990 (age 35–36) Gdańsk, Poland |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | haniarani |
Hania Rani (born Hanna Raniszewska in 1990)[1] is a Polish pianist, composer and singer.[2]
Early life and education
Rani was born in Gdańsk to parents who are a doctor and an architect.[2][3] She studied music at the Feliks Nowowiejski Music School in Gdańsk, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw,[4][5] and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin.[6]
Career
Trained as a classical pianist, Rani began incorporating jazz into her work during music school.[7] In 2015, she collaborated with Dobrawa Czocher on the album Biała Flaga, featuring their arrangements of music by Grzegorz Ciechowski. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rani started experimenting with improvisation and composing.[8] She has blurred traditional distinctions between jazz, classical and house music.[9]
In 2023, she won the Paszport Polityki award in the "popular music" category.[10]
In 2024, ITV, one of the UK's leading broadcasters, commissioned a piece by Rani for the opening credits of their football coverage for the England national football team on ITV Sport.[11]
Rani announced her first piano concerto, Non Fiction, composed partially in response to the discovery in 2020 of the compositions of a young music prodigy, Josima Feldschuh, written during the horrors of World War II in the Warsaw Ghetto. It was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and was released on Decca Records.[12] As of 2025, Rani has won seven Fryderyk Awards.[3]
In 2026, Rani won the European Film Award for Best Composer for her original score for the film Sentimental Value.[13]
On 8 June 2026, Rani performed at the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw at the opening concert of the Ephemera festival, where she gave the Polish premiere of her piece Shining, inspired by the music of Steve Reich and Philip Glass, performed with the Hashtag Ensemble.[14] After the concert she was awarded the Silver Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska.[15]
Discography
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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| BEL (FL) Classic [16] |
BEL (WA) Classic [17] |
GER [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| Esja |
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— | — | — | 65 | |
| Home |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Music for Film and Theatre |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Inner Symphonies (with Dobrawa Czocher) |
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— | — | 68 | — | |
| On Giacometti |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Ghosts |
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— | — | 52 | — | |
| Nostalgia |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Non Fiction - Piano Concerto in Four Movements |
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4 | 5 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
References
- ↑ Teicholz, Tom (28 September 2022). "Mesmerized By The Music Of Hania Rani". Forbes. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- 1 2 Wilkinson, James (n.d.). "Hania Rani: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- 1 2 Rogers, Thomas (10 April 2025). "Hania Rani's Music is Tranquil. Please Don't Call It 'Soothing.'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ Coles, Mark (29 March 2020). "Profile: Hania Rani". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ Davis, Barry (10 January 2020). "Meditation, Hania Rani style". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ Kamiński, Łukasz; Słodkowski, Jędrzej (9 August 2019). "Hania Rani rusza na podbój świata. Już dawno młody polski muzyk nie grał takiej trasy koncertowej" [Hania Rani is setting out to conquer the world. It's been a while since the young Polish musician played a tour like this.]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish).
- ↑ "About – Hania Rani". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Hania Rani - Full Performance (Live on KEXP), 10 October 2022, retrieved 27 October 2022
- ↑ Smith, Simon (18 June 2020). "Hania Rani - Home Review". Higher Plain Music. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Szczerba, Jacek; Dróżdż, Dawid (16 January 2024). ""Bądźmy uparci i walczmy jak wikingowie". Paszporty "Polityki" dla Pawła Maślony, Hani Rani, Łony" ["Let's be stubborn and fight like Vikings." "Polityka" passports for Paweł Maślona, Hania Rani, and Łona]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish).
- ↑ "UEFA Nations League". ITVX. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hania Rani Non Fiction". 7 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2026). "Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' Sweeps Board At European Film Awards – Full Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Dudkiewicz, Izabela (10 April 2026). "Hania Rani i Arooj Aftab: gwiazdy na Festiwalu Ephemera 2026" [Hania Rani and Arooj Aftab: stars of the Ephemera Festival 2026]. Polskie Radio Program III (in Polish). Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Hania Rani z prestiżowym Medalem Gloria Artis" [Hania Rani with the prestigious Gloria Artis Medal]. CGM.pl (in Polish). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ultratop Klassieke Albums – 22 november 2025" (in Flemish). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ultratop Albums Classiques – 22 novembre 2025" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "Hania Rani | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2021" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links
- 1990 births
- Polish classical pianists
- Polish classical composers
- Living people
- Chopin University of Music alumni
- 21st-century Polish pianists
- 21st-century Polish women pianists
- 21st-century Polish composers
- 21st-century Polish women composers
- Polish women classical pianists
- Polish women classical composers
- Deutsche Grammophon artists
- Musicians from Gdańsk
- Best Composer European Film Award winners
- Paszport Polityki recipients