Andrzej Panufnik
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Andrzej Panufnik was a Polish-born British composer and conductor known for his emotionally intense, often spiritually inspired orchestral works and his defection from communist Poland in 1954.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrzej Panufnik canonical | 1 |
| Jem Panufnik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11138904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrzej Panufnik Context triple: [Roxanna Panufnik, father, Andrzej Panufnik]
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A.
Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar was a renowned Polish composer best known for his evocative film scores and modern classical works, including music for internationally acclaimed movies.
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B.
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski was a prominent 20th-century Polish composer known for his innovative orchestral works and use of controlled aleatoricism.
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C.
Wacław Szymanowski
Wacław Szymanowski was a Polish sculptor and painter best known for his Art Nouveau–style monuments and figurative works created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Grzegorz Fitelberg was a prominent Polish conductor, composer, and influential figure in 20th-century Polish musical life.
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E.
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a Polish composer best known internationally for his emotionally powerful Symphony No. 3, often called the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrzej Panufnik Target entity description: Andrzej Panufnik was a Polish-born British composer and conductor known for his emotionally intense, often spiritually inspired orchestral works and his defection from communist Poland in 1954.
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A.
Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar was a renowned Polish composer best known for his evocative film scores and modern classical works, including music for internationally acclaimed movies.
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B.
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski was a prominent 20th-century Polish composer known for his innovative orchestral works and use of controlled aleatoricism.
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C.
Wacław Szymanowski
Wacław Szymanowski was a Polish sculptor and painter best known for his Art Nouveau–style monuments and figurative works created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Grzegorz Fitelberg
Grzegorz Fitelberg was a prominent Polish conductor, composer, and influential figure in 20th-century Polish musical life.
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E.
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a Polish composer best known internationally for his emotionally powerful Symphony No. 3, often called the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish emigrant to the United Kingdom
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| child | Roxanna Panufnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Poland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-09-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-10-27 ⓘ |
| defectedFrom | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defectionYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Vienna
NERFINISHED
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Warsaw Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Panufnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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orchestral music ⓘ symphonic music ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrzej NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Polish ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Andrzej Panufnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cello Concerto
NERFINISHED
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Katyn Epitaph NERFINISHED ⓘ Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Polish Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia Elegiaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia Mistica NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia Rustica NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia Sacra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia Votiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonia di Sfere NERFINISHED ⓘ Tragic Overture NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Twickenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
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principal conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| religionOrWorldview | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Camilla Jessel Panufnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sir Andrzej Panufnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCharacteristic |
emotionally intense
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spiritually inspired ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrzej Panufnik Description of subject: Andrzej Panufnik was a Polish-born British composer and conductor known for his emotionally intense, often spiritually inspired orchestral works and his defection from communist Poland in 1954.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out reached UK Singles Chart top 5 after Levi’s advert re-release
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performedByBandMember
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Andrzej Panufnik
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subject surface form:
Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
this entity surface form:
Jem Panufnik