John Rusnak is a pianist, composer and music producer based in Los Angeles.
His new album Blue is available now.
John Rusnak’s solo work is featured in motion pictures and television, and he is much in demand as a studio recording musician. He released a new album in 2020, Blue, featuring his original film music. He composed the score for the award winning film Sin Fronteras, which premiered at Laemmle Theaters in 2019.
At the Vatican, Sala Nervi Concert Hall performance, circa 2000
Photo: Petrie Alexandra
Recognized as a solo pianist, John Rusnak’s albums Chopin Etudes, and J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, have become staples of the classical music genre and have garnered international acclaim. Peter Wells of eMusic.com described John’s recording of Chopin Etudes as "sheer exuberance and optimism," and wrote of his Goldberg Variations as having "reverence and fire." John recorded Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” for the 2020 Emmy Nominated PBS film Chasing The Moon. He has recorded on soundtracks for MGM, Sony, CW Network, Showtime, Rysher Entertainment, PBS, Hollywood Pictures and others. John is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
New Album Release in 2020
From film composer and pianist John Rusnak, comes a new album-Blue. A soundtrack journey through an American landscape; from the streets of the large city, to the soaring mountains of the Western skies. An introspective collection of works for piano and strings. VM 7273 © ℗ 2020, Visionmark Records
John's recorded playing styles are vast, including classical, pop, jazz, ambient and rock.
His many live performances include an internationally televised Papal concert at the Vatican on the last Christmas Day of the past Millennium. In 2016, he was a soloist with the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV), performing harpsichord on Frank Martin's Petite Symphonie Concertante. He has in recent years performed the Finzi Eclogue for Piano and Strings, Opus 10, the Shostakovich Piano Concerto in C minor, Opus 35, and Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio in 2020, for the Culver City Chamber Orchestra Concert Series. John has performed and/or recorded as a piano accompanist for many vocal artists including Metropolitan Opera Tenor Vittorio Grigolo, Grammy winner Siedah Garrett, and Tenor Paul Sorvino. His work on many films and movies can be found on IMDB.
Sin Fronteras - Award Winning Short Film
John Rusnak composed the score for the award winning film Sin Fronteras, which premiered at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles in 2019. This film is now streaming free on Youtube.
Discography
Los Angeles pianist and composer John Rusnak’s official releases on Visionmark Records are below; they include his acclaimed Chopin and Bach albums, movie soundtrack recordings, instrumental works and songs.
Blue: Album by Film Composer and Pianist John Rusnak /Visionmark Records, VM 7273, Release year: 2020
Sin Fronteras: Complete Movie Soundtrack/Visionmark Records, VM 7274, Released: 2018
FILMWORKS: Soundtrack album by Film Composer and Pianist John Rusnak/Visionmark Records, VM 7272, Released: 2003
J.S.Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988/Visionmark Records, VM 7271, Released: 2001
Frederic Chopin: Etudes, Opus 10 and 25/Visionmark Records, VM 7270, Released: 1998
© 2022 John Rusnak, Pianist and Composer
Chopin Etudes
John Rusnak, Piano
© ℗1998, Visionmark Records
J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
John Rusnak, Piano
© ℗ 2001, Visionmark Records
Sin Fronteras Official Soundtrack
Music composed by John Rusnak
© ℗ 2018, Visionmark Records