Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class

On 18 March 2014, the President of the Republic of Estonia, Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves, during his state visit to Poland and meeting with the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Bronisław Komorowski, bestowed the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, to Krzysztof Penderecki. The distinction is given to foreigners who have rendered special services to the Republic of Estonia.