Leading composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki has died at the age of 86 after a long illness, his family announced this morning.
One of his best known fans is Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, who collaborated with the composer in 2012.
Penderecki had been tested for coronavirus after his carer was diagnosed with the illness, but the composer’s result was negative, his daughter Beata Penderecka said.
“I think a lot of people might think his work is stridently dissonant or painful on the ears.