page_title: Krzysztof Penderecki
hierarchical_section_title: Krzysztof Penderecki
caption_attribution_description: Krzysztof Penderecki (2008) Polski: Krzysztof Penderecki na XIII. Festiwalu Gwiazd w Gdańsku. English: Krzysztof Penderecki – Festival of Stars in Gdańsk, 2008 Deutsch: Krzysztof Penderecki, aufgenommen am 6. Juli 2008 während des XIII. Festivals der Stars in Danzig. Français&#160;: Krzysztof Penderecki, au XIIIème festival des Stars de Gdańsk, 2008
context_page_description: Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki was a Polish composer and conductor. The Guardian called him Poland's greatest living composer in 2012. He was born in Dębica, Poland. His best known works are Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Symphony No. 3, his St. Luke Passion, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis and Utrenja.
  Penderecki has won many awards, including the Commander's Cross in 1964, the Prix Italia in 1967 and 1968, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1964, four Grammy Awards in 1987, 1998, and 2017, Wolf Prize in Arts in 1987.
  Penderecki died on 29 March 2020 of a long-illness in Krakow, Poland at the age of 86.
context_section_description: Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (Polish: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf pɛndɛˈrɛt͡skʲi]; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. The Guardian called him Poland's greatest living composer in 2012. He was born in Dębica, Poland. His best known works are Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Symphony No. 3, his St. Luke Passion, Polish Requiem, Anaklasis and Utrenja. 
  Penderecki has won many awards, including the Commander's Cross in 1964, the Prix Italia in 1967 and 1968, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1964, four Grammy Awards in 1987, 1998 (twice), and 2017, Wolf Prize in Arts in 1987.
  Penderecki died on 29 March 2020 of a long-illness in Krakow, Poland at the age of 86.
caption: Krzysztof Penderecki, Gdańsk, 2008 Penderecki sign.svg
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