Chris Rafael Wnuk

Chris Rafael Wnuk - composing, performing and publishing also as: Rafał Krzysztof Wnuk and Chris Rafael. Composer and pianist, author of symphonic music, chamber music, electronic and film music played in more than 60 countries. Member of the Polish Film Academy. Education Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski's University - Musicology and Composition; Warsaw University - Musicology International Piano Master Classes under Ryszard Bakst, Viktor Mierżanow, Tatiana Szebanowa, Barbara Hesse-Bukowska; Piano Improvisation studies under Szabolcs Esztényi Experience 1988 co-created the transcript of Alexander Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances" for two pianos, a chorus and a drum section, played piano at the world premiere of the transcript 1989 played his own composition for solo piano: "Poemat" during International Contemporary Music Days 1990-1992 hosted a classical music radio show Philharmonic for the Young 1992-1993 chief-editor of the music section of the weekly Warsaw Cultural Guide 1993-1994 created and hosted a TV show Cultural News in Porion - Television 2000-2001 the music supervisor and one of the two composers of music to the film A Very Christmas Story (film in more than 60 countries) 2001-2002 Composer of the music for TV series A dalmatian's point of view 2003 "lots of light" - music in the film Polen's vergessene Ostseeküste produced by and aired on ARD (the German public television) 2004/2005 the album "lumilu" 2005 composing, performing and producing musical reactions on poems written by Bozena Intrator for Klaus Maria Brandauer "So nahe und so weit" (published as a digi-pack - CD/book) 2002-2006 composing, performing and producing "softer edges" (2006) (piano music album in the Sound-Pol Music Library - a part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing) 2009 composition and production of music for the film starring Faye Dunaway - “Balladyna” / “The Bait” (premiere 09.04.2009) 2012 - composing and recording the album "a touch of light" - published by Universal Music Poland - premiere on 02.26.2013 2019 - composing and recording the album "Chinese impressions" - published by Bovenkon/Jaguarek - premiere on 26.05.2019 The song from the movie - "Raspberry Valley" with the lyrics by Bożenna Intrator performed by Marek Sośnicki was for two weeks in the top ten in the world, in category jazz on Myspace, and finally in July 2011 reached the first position in that category and stayed there for 3 weeks, the composer and piano performer in that song - Chris Rafael Wnuk became 4th in the jazz category (world wide). In 2015, in the ranking of "Reverbnation" he ranked 4th in the world, in the category "classical musicians". born on 09.07.1971 in Warsaw, Poland Member of: STOART, ZAiKS, Polish Film Academy

Warsaw, PL