Willem Tanke

Willem Tanke
Background information
Born (1959-04-04) April 4, 1959 (age 65)
Hengelo, the Netherlands
GenresClassical and Avant-garde
Instrument(s)Organ, piano, synthesizer/keyboard
Years active1980s-present
LabelsBrilliant Classics, Cybele Records
Websitewww.willemtanke.com

Willem Tanke (born April 4, 1959 in Hengelo, the Netherlands)[1] is an organist and acclaimed recitalist known for his interpretations of works by J.S. Bach, Max Reger, Olivier Messiaen and contemporary composers. In addition he is noted for his own musical language as an improviser and a performing composer. As a teenager, he was drawn especially to wanting to play the organ by the religiously-inspired music of J.S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen, and also John Coltrane.[1]

  1. ^ a b Schaap, Gerco (February 1999). "Willem Tanke-musiceren vanuit een klassiek ideaal". De Orgelvriend: 8–10. ISSN 1386-1417.