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Biography of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
6. Dec 1933 – 12. Nov 2010(76 years)Died in:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Polish composer
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Candles
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Condolences
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Family Tree
Biography
Children
2
Burial Place
Cemetery on Sienkiewicza Street in Katowice
Awards(8)
Order of the White EagleGolden Medal for Merit to CultureKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the GreatCommander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restitutahonorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of KrakowHerder Prizehonorary doctorate from the Catholic University of LublinOrder Ecce Homo
Education(2)
Academy of Music in KatowiceSzafrankowie Brothers State School of Music
Henryk Górecki (* 6. December 1933 in Czernica; † 12. November 2010 in Katowice) was a polish composer. He was 76 years old. He had 2 children. His education included Academy of Music in Katowice and Szafrankowie Brothers State School of Music. His faith was Catholicism. He received 8 awards, including Order of the White Eagle, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture. His cause of death was disease. He was buried at Cemetery on Sienkiewicza Street in Katowice.
Life Events
5 Events1933
Born in Poland
1999
Herder Prize
2005
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
2010
Order of the White Eagle
2010