Krzysztof Penderecki (Composer)
Krzysztof Penderecki, born November 23, 1933 in Dкbica) is a Polish composer
and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for
string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was
followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these works exhibit
novel compositional techniques. Since the 1970s Penderecki's style has changed
to encompass a post-Romantic idiom.
He has won prestigious awards including Grammy Awards in 1987 and 1998 and
2001, and the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 1992.
As well as the works already mentioned, his compositions include four operas,
eight symphonies and other orchestral pieces, a variety of instrumental
concertos, choral settings of mainly religious texts, as well as chamber and
instrumental works.
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