Roman Rofalski

Roman Rofalski, pianist and composer, rooted his musical life in the urge for constant change. Always searching for new frontiers, he is experimenting with various styles, aiming to remove the artificial boundaries that lie between composed, classical music and improvised, modern jazz. With his Jazz Trio he has released three albums so far featuring both original compositions and arrangements of classical models which have been transformed into modern trio jazz, never in an eclectic manner, but rather in an integrative one, in which he seeks to capture the essence of these compositions and transform it into his own language of improvised music. 

His solo debut “The Kapustin Project” on Sony Classical features pieces of Ukrainian Composer Nikolai Kapustin alongside Frederic Rzewski, Bernhard Lang and Roman’s own compositions. More recently diving into electronics, Roman released LOOPHOLE 2020 on London-based label Nonclassical combining piano and digital processing. His contribution to KLANGBOX IV (Feral Note) is an experimental journey together with Amsterdam-based drummer Felix Schlarmann. 2024, he released FRACTAL on Oscillations Records as a sequel, mingling acoustic and electronic sounds on a new level. 

Roman Rofalski studied classical piano at University for Music, Theater and Media (HMTM) Hannover. After having received his master degree, he moved to New York City. During this three years, he studied at the New York University and Queens College. Rofalski’s concerts are taking him around the world, from solo recitals to all kinds of 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 toured extensively through China. Since 2020, Roman is a professor for piano at HMTM Hannover.