Abel Korzeniowski(I)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Producer
Born on the 18th of July, 1972, in Cracow, Poland. In 1996 graduated
the instrumental studies (specialization: cello), and then in 2000
graduated with merit from the composition class of Krzysztof Penderecki
at the Music Academy in Cracow. At the same Academy, in the years
1999-2000, he was an assistant at the Department of Composition,
Conducting and Musical Theory. His compositions were performed at the
most important festivals in Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Moldavia,
Ukraine and Belarus. He also composed music for numerous drama plays
and films - features, documentaries and shorts.
In 1998 he received the Creative Scholarship of the President of Cracow
in the category of music composition. Two years later, at the 25th
Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia he received the Golden Lions -
individual award for the musical score to the film "Big Animal". In
2001 he was nominated by "Film" monthly to their Golden Duck Award for
extraordinary achievement in film music. At the same time "Cinema"
monthly included him on their list of top Polish film music composers.
Also in 2001 his symphonic composition Hypnosis had its premiere in
Berlin (the orchestra was Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Krzysztof
Penderecki), which was broadcast live by Deutsche Radio.
In 2002 he received Ludwik Award (a theatre award from the city of
Cracow) for the score to "Kafka", and also Jancio Wodnik Award at
Prowincjonalia Film Festival, for his score for the feature film "An
Angel in Cracow". According to "Kino" monthly, his music for the
controversial documentary "Evolution" (the film was awarded the
prestigious Golden Gate Award at the 45th Film Festival in San
Francisco) was "an achievement of an entirely original kind". In 2004
he created a new score for Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". A monumental
147-minute composition for an 90-piece orchestra, 60 choir and 2 solo
voices ambitiously re-interpreting the silent movie from 1927.
In 2005, during the 14th Golden Knight International Film Festival in
Russia, he received Golden Knight Award for best composer, for music
for the film "Tomorrow's Weather".
the instrumental studies (specialization: cello), and then in 2000
graduated with merit from the composition class of Krzysztof Penderecki
at the Music Academy in Cracow. At the same Academy, in the years
1999-2000, he was an assistant at the Department of Composition,
Conducting and Musical Theory. His compositions were performed at the
most important festivals in Poland, Germany, Slovakia, Moldavia,
Ukraine and Belarus. He also composed music for numerous drama plays
and films - features, documentaries and shorts.
In 1998 he received the Creative Scholarship of the President of Cracow
in the category of music composition. Two years later, at the 25th
Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia he received the Golden Lions -
individual award for the musical score to the film "Big Animal". In
2001 he was nominated by "Film" monthly to their Golden Duck Award for
extraordinary achievement in film music. At the same time "Cinema"
monthly included him on their list of top Polish film music composers.
Also in 2001 his symphonic composition Hypnosis had its premiere in
Berlin (the orchestra was Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Krzysztof
Penderecki), which was broadcast live by Deutsche Radio.
In 2002 he received Ludwik Award (a theatre award from the city of
Cracow) for the score to "Kafka", and also Jancio Wodnik Award at
Prowincjonalia Film Festival, for his score for the feature film "An
Angel in Cracow". According to "Kino" monthly, his music for the
controversial documentary "Evolution" (the film was awarded the
prestigious Golden Gate Award at the 45th Film Festival in San
Francisco) was "an achievement of an entirely original kind". In 2004
he created a new score for Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". A monumental
147-minute composition for an 90-piece orchestra, 60 choir and 2 solo
voices ambitiously re-interpreting the silent movie from 1927.
In 2005, during the 14th Golden Knight International Film Festival in
Russia, he received Golden Knight Award for best composer, for music
for the film "Tomorrow's Weather".