Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like “The Shining” and “Shutter Island,” has diedWARSAW, Poland -- Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like “The Shining” and “Shutter Island,” died Sunday. The statement called Penderecki as “Great Pole, an outstanding creator and a humanist” who was one of the world's best appreciated Polish composers. Penderecki composed “Lacrimosa,” which led to the larger “Polish Requiem” that premiered in 1984 in Stuttgart. Penderecki won a number of Grammy Awards during the course of his career. Most recently, a Grammy for best choral performance came in 2017 in recognition of the "Penderecki Conducts Penderecki" album.

Source: ABC News March 29, 2020 09:11 UTC