Zbigniew Preisner
Sign in to saveAlso known as Zbigniew Antoni Preisner, Van den Budenmayer, Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski
Polish composer
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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