Roman Rofalski
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DE Hannover – Organic Electronic Music / Ambient Improvisation / Avantgarde / Dark Electro / Electro-Experimental
Roman Rofalski

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Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Studiokonzert Album 2015
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Der Wegweiser Album 2014
nonclassical
Ab67616d0000b273a95a2c8a284634f4dae63437 Loophole Single 2020
Roman Rofalski
Ab67616d0000b273e99db2e11b193474d350490a Perpetuum Single 2020
Thomas Woerle
Ab67616d0000b273bceb7d54db03b59e8a9650f1 Khamsin (Droff Remix) Single 2021
Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland GmbH
Ab67616d0000b27321f2ff6299ae8cad2a4bee5f The Kapustin Project Album 2018
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Roman Rofalski is taking inventory of all shades of modern piano playing while exploring intersections of composed and improvised music.

His broad musical horizon has led him from Classical Music to Jazz, Contemporary and Electronic Music and he is on a mission to find a common vector for all these influences.
His solo Debut “the kapustin Project” on Sony classical features the works of Russian composer Nikolai Kapustin (*1937), provide an ideal starting point combining both the virtuosity of the concert pianist with groove and the tonal language of Jazz. Written-out improvisations, elements of traditional Jazz, progressive Pop and cues from Shostakovich are being blended in a unique way. Rofalski is juxtaposing these compositions with works by Frederic Rzewski and Bernhard Lang. Rzewski’s Piano Piece No.4 is settled in American modernism, folk themes and monumental clouds of sound. The Austrian composer Lang is celebrating repetitive patterns derived from Pop and especially Electronic music, subtly modulating and continuously changing colors.
Roman Rofalski’s original compositions and improvisations merge these worlds, contemplating his personal view on this wide range of material while transferring his musical experiences into a musical language without reservation and self-imposed boundaries.
His recent release “Loophole” on london-based label Nonclassical combines acoustic Sounds with experimental electronics

Roman Rofalski, pianist and composer, is seeking for perpetual change in his artistic life. Constantly looking for new frontiers he is experimenting with various styles, aiming to remove the artificial boundaries that have been established between Classical Music and improvised, modern Modern Jazz. With his jazz-trio he has released three albums so far featuring both original compositions and arrangements of classical works, especially those of the early 20th century. On these records, he has adapted works of Maurice Ravel, Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert, Sergej Prokofiev and reaching deep into their compositional structures extraction both modern renditions of the themes as well as deriving a fresh vocabulary for improvisation.
Roman Rofalski studied classical piano at the renowned University for Music, Theater and Media in Hannover, Germany. After having received his Masters Degree he moved to New York City where he studied at the New York University and Queens College. Roman Rofalski’s touring schedule is taking him around the world, from solo recitals to various chamber music performances. He is a member of the Oh Ton-Ensemble for Contemporary Music and works closely with the Stockhausen Foundation. As a partner of Schimmel Pianos, Roman is touring frequently through China.