Memorial Page for Krzysztof Penderecki (née Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki)
Nov 23, 1933 – Mar 29, 2020(86 years)Died in:Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Polish composer and conductor
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Krzysztof Penderecki (* November 23, 1933 in Dębica; † March 29, 2020 in Kraków) was a polish composer and conductor. He was 86 years old.
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12 EventsBorn in Dębica, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
1933Academy of Music in Kraków
1954until 1958
Grammy Trustees Award
1968Herder Prize
1977Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1990Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1993Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
1996Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg
1999Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
2003Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
2008Polish Academy Award for Best Film Score
2008Died in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
2020Obituary
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Krzysztof Penderecki (née Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki). Forever remembered.