Composers from Poland

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Polish Composers of all time. This list of famous Polish Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Polish Composers.

1. #1

   

   Frédéric Chopin

   1810 - 1849

   HPI 92.48163 languages

   Frédéric Chopin is most famous for his piano compositions, which include études, preludes, nocturnes, and waltzes.

2. #2

   

   Krzysztof Penderecki

   1933 - 2020

   HPI 73.1654 languages

   Krzysztof Penderecki is most famous for his choral work, "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" which he composed in 1960.

3. #3

   

   Witold Lutosławski

   1913 - 1994

   HPI 69.7843 languages

   Witold Lutosławski is most famous for his compositions, which are often considered to be the first Polish serial music.

4. #4

   

   Henryk Górecki

   1933 - 2010

   HPI 67.8845 languages

   Henryk Górecki is most famous for his Symphony No. 3, which is also known as the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."

5. #5

   

   Martin Agricola

   1486 - 1556

   HPI 67.3528 languages

   German composer and music theorist

6. #6

   

   Moritz Moszkowski

   1854 - 1925

   HPI 67.0526 languages

   Moritz Moszkowski was a composer and pianist. He is most famous for his piano pieces.

7. #7

   

   Nikolai Myaskovsky

   1881 - 1950

   HPI 67.0337 languages

   Nikolai Myaskovsky is most famous for his work in the field of 20th century classical music. He was a Russian composer who was born in 1881 and died in 1950.

8. #8

   

   Sylvius Leopold Weiss

   1687 - 1750

   HPI 66.9527 languages

   German composer and lutenist

9. #9

   

   Maria Szymanowska

   1789 - 1831

   HPI 66.8529 languages

   Polish composer and pianist (1789–1831)

10. #10

    

    Mieczysław Weinberg

    1919 - 1996

    HPI 66.2522 languages

    Polish Soviet composer (1919–1996)