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Zbigniew Preisner
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Polish composer
Film & TV
Bielsko-Biala, Slaskie, Poland
Zbigniew Preisner (born 20 May 1955) is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Preisner is best known for the music composed for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Kieślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is attributed to a character in Kieślowski's Three Colors: Blue and…
Known for
- David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus Wroclaw 2016)2017
- David Gilmour - Live in Wroclaw 2016 — Self2016
- The Queen of Spain — Otto Von Fischer2016
- Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski — Self2006
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Key facts
- Born
- Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski , ( 1955-05-20 ) 20 May 1955 (age 71) , Bielsko-Biała , Poland
- Occupation
- composer
- Years active
- 1981 – present
- Website
- preisner .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antoni
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Bielsko-Biała
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Jagiellonian University
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Genre
- classical music
- Record label
- EMI Classics
- Official website
- www.preisner.com
- Image
- Zbigniew Preisner (cropped).JPG
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- related category
- Category:Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner
- date of birth
- 1955-05-20
- is the study of
- philosophy
- Commons category
- Zbigniew Preisner
- birth name
- Zbigniew Kowalski
- name in native language
- Zbigniew Preisner
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- described by source
- Polish Biographical Dictionary
- pseudonym
- Van den Budenmayer
- P12674
- 67 Ophiuchi
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Encyclopedic overview
Zbigniew Preisner ( Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈprajsnɛr]; born 20 May 1955 as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis as well as the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He is a member of the French Film Academy.
Life
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