Abel Korzeniowski

Abel Korzeniowski (; born 18 July 1972) is a Polish composer of film and theatre scores. Early life and education Korzeniowski was born in Kraków. He had contact with music from early childhood: his mother Barbara plays the cello and both his brothers Antoni and Andrzej are musicians. He graduated from the Academy of Music in Kraków majoring in cello and composer studies under the supervision of Krzysztof Penderecki. Career Korzeniowski won acclaim as the composer of music for films and theatre plays. In 2000, he received his first major individual prize – Golden Lions for Best Film Score at the Gdynia Film Festival for his music to Jerzy Stuhr’s (The Big Animal). In 2012, Korzeniowski arranged Patricia Kaas’s album, , which was recorded as a tribute to Edith Piaf. Since 2017, Korzeniowski has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. - 2010 World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Film Score of the Year - 2010 AFT Awards Best Original Score - 2010 The International Cinephile Society (ICS) Best Original Score - rowspan=2 2010 rowspan=2 World Soundtrack Award Public Choice - Discovery of the Year - Best Original Score for a Drama Film - 2016 Anthony Asquith Awar