Krzysztof Penderecki is one of the most successful composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and also the icon of Polish classical music. His 80. His 80th birthday in November 2013 was the occasion for an extraordinary rendezvous of the most important international musicians and interpreters of his works: Companions and long-time friends of the composer such as the exceptional violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, Valery Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Krzysztof Urbafski, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott, Arto Noras and Ivan Monighetti paid homage to Penderecki in the impressive setting of Warsaw's "Teatr Wielki" - with some of the most famous works from his pen. recorded live at the Polish National Opera Warsaw, 23 November 2013