Sir Andrzej Panufnik (September 24, 1914 - October 27, 1991) was a Polish composer, pianist, and a conductor of classical music. His daughter is also composer, Roxanna Panufnik. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article deals with those who play the piano. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ...

He was born in Warsaw. Warsaw ( Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...

He migrated to Britain escaping from Poland in 1954, because the performance and the publication of the work had been prohibited by People's Republic of Poland till 1977. The word Britain is used to refer to the United Kingdom (UK) the island of Great Britain, which consists of the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales sometimes the Roman province called Britain or Britannia The word British generally means belonging to or associated with Britain in one of the... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Peoples Republic of Poland ( Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

On 1991, Panufnik was created a Knight by Queen Elizabeth II. He died in Twickenham, Greater London. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The Queen, is the Queen regnant and Head of State of the United Kingdom, as well as the Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea... Twickenham is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London It is best known as the home of Twickenham Stadium - the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union. ... The administrative area of Greater London combines the City of London, the City of Westminster and 31 other London boroughs, and encompasses what is commonly known simply as London, capital of the United Kingdom. ...

He wrote 10 Symphonies, 3 String quartets, a number of concerti, and a lot of works. A symphony is an extended piece of music for orchestra, especially one in the form of a sonata. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... Origin Etymology Concerto (from the Latin concertus, from certare, to strive, also confused with concentus), in its most general sense, is a name for a piece of classical music in which there are two distinct groups of instruments, one larger than the other. ...

See also

• Polish composers