Concert Organ Music Evening: Pieter van Dijk World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Schedule for Organ Music Evening: Pieter van Dijk 2022
Organist: Pieter van Dijk
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Born: 1958 - Holland The Durch organist, Pieter van Dijk,
studied organ (with Bert Matter), piano and church music at the Arnhem
Conservatory. He continued his studies with Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain
and Jan Raas and was a prize-winner at international organ competitions at
Deventer in 1979 and in 1986 at Innsbruck.
Pieter van Dijk is organist of the famous Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger-organ of
the St. Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, where he is also an artistic director. In
addition he is the City Organist of Alkmaar. Since 1997 he has been responsible
for the organisation of the various organ concerts in the church (cheesemarket
concerts, evening concerts and so-called 'composer nights' - whole evenings
dedicated to concerts of music by a single composer). He is also artistic
director of "Organfestival Holland" which organises an international organ
festival every 2 years. The festival, which consists of an organ competition and
week-long organ academy takes place around the historic organs of Alkmaar. He is
also organist of the Old Lutheran Church in Amsterdam, and holds a permanent
position as organist of the Bдtz organ in the Round Lutheran Church in
Amsterdam.
Pieter van Dijk is the artistic representative for the city of Alkmaar in the
"European Cities of Historic Organs" (ECHO) organisation. He is also a member of
the "Beirat" of the Arp Schnitger Gesellschaft in Germany as well as being
active in the organ-commission of the Katharinenkirche in Hamburg.
In addition to concert engagements throughout Europe and the USA, Pieter van
Dijk is professor of organ at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and since 1995 has
been professor for organ and improvisation at the Hamburg Hochschule fьr Musik
und Theater. His publications include articles on Matthias Weckmann, Jan
Pieterszoon Sweelinck and J.S. Bach, and he has made several recordings on
historic instruments in Spain and Holland.
Schedule for Organ Music Evening: Pieter van Dijk 2022
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