Rafał Tworek

Rafał Tworek is a Polish pianist, composer, and arranger currently teaching at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, with an active career spanning classical, jazz, film, and electroacoustic performance.

His educational background includes:

• Arthur Rubinstein State Secondary Music School in Bydgoszcz (piano studies under Prof. Irena Skabar Galon)
• Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (instrumental performance with Prof. Jerzy Sulikowski)
• Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk (jazz piano with Prof. Włodzimierz Nahorny), graduating with distinction

Tworek's research focuses on expanding piano techniques through prepared/amplified instruments and cross-genre fusion, notably merging sacred music motifs with jazz improvisation in his Rafał Tworek Quintet project. His work bridges acoustic tradition with electronic experimentation, emphasizing sonic innovation in contemporary performance contexts.

His compositional output centers on the 2016 premiere of 'Grań' for Prepared and Amplified Piano with Electronics, reflecting broader trends in electroacoustic music that challenge conventional instrument boundaries through electronic augmentation and extended techniques.

Tworek actively collaborates with major Polish ensembles including the Pomeranian Philharmonic and Gorzów Philharmonic, while co-founding the Argentinean music ensemble Tango Cancion. His performance partnerships span jazz luminaries like Ewa Bem and Kuba Badach, alongside film composers Jan AP Kaczmarek and Henryk Kuźniak.