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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima is a musical composition for 52 string instruments, composed in 1960 by Krzysztof Penderecki. It took third prize at the Grzegorz Fitelberg Composers' Competition in Katowice in 1960, and the piece swiftly attracted interest around the world and made its young composer famous. It won the UNESCO award in 1961.
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima is a musical composition for 52 string instruments, composed in 1960 by Krzysztof Penderecki. It took third prize at the Grzegorz Fitelberg Composers' Competition in Katowice in 1960, and the piece swiftly attracted interest around the world and made its young composer famous. It won the UNESCO award in 1961.
