Hania Derej
Biographie Hania Derej
Hania Derej
(b. 2005) is a Polish composer, pianist and conductor, currently studying jazz composition at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and symphonic conducting at the Music Academy in Cracow. She has composed over 120 works across jazz, chamber, electronic and illustrative styles, with music released on nine albums, including recordings at Polish Radio, and her work is known for its melodic and emotional character. She has received numerous awards, including the "Young Composer 2023" prize from the Polish Composers' Union and the Triton Award at FAMA Festival 2024, topped the "New Hope" category in JAZZTOP in 2024 and was honoured as a "Young Promoter of Poland" in 2025. As a conductor she has led orchestras across Poland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic. Her album "Over the World We Know" is her ninth and the first to incorporate electronic sounds. She began it during the pandemic, confined to her room with only a piano and a computer, and in that solitude built a musical space of unfamiliar textures that offered her a sense of freedom - a journey into the imagination and the infinite possibilities beyond what we know.
