Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s leading composer and conductor, Krzysztof Penderecki died Sunday after a “long and serious illness,” sources close to his family said. He was 86. In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, the Ludwig van Beethoven Association called Penderecki as “Great Pole, an outstanding creator and a humanist” who was one […]