Pieter van Dijk

Pieter van Dijk (n. 1958) estudou órgão com Bert Matter, piano e música sacra no Conservatório de Arnhem, tendo recebido formação complementar de Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain e Jan Raas. Foi premiado nos concursos internacionais de órgão de Deventer (1979) e Innsbruck (1986).
Até 2025, foi professor de Órgão na Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg e no Conservatorium van Amsterdam. É organista da Grote Sint-Laurenskerk, em Alkmaar, sendo responsável pelo órgão Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger e pelo órgão Van Covelens (1511), e foi nomeado Organista da Cidade em 2004.
Realizou várias gravações aclamadas nos instrumentos de Alkmaar; o DVD “Alkmaar – The Organs of the Laurenskerk” recebeu o Prémio da Crítica Discográfica Alemã em 2013. Entre 2017 e 2023, concluiu um projeto de 21 CDs com a obra integral para órgão de J. S. Bach. (www.dmp-records.nl)
Em 2021, recebeu o Prémio Victorie Oeuvre pelo seu contributo para a cultura organística em Alkmaar. A sua carreira concertística levou-o a atuar por toda a Europa, no Japão e nos Estados Unidos. É diretor artístico do Organ Festival Holland e publicou trabalhos sobre Sweelinck, Bach, Weckmann e Straube/Reger. Foi também membro do júri de vários concursos internacionais de órgão.

(b. 1958) studied organ with Bert Matter, piano, and church music at the Conservatory in Arnhem, and received further instruction from Gustav Leonhardt, Marie-Claire Alain, and Jan Raas. He is a prizewinner of the international organ competitions in Deventer (1979) and Innsbruck (1986).
Until 2025, he served as Professor of Organ at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He is organist of the Grote Sint-Laurenskerk in Alkmaar, responsible for the Van Hagerbeer/Schnitger organ and the Van Covelens organ (1511), and was appointed City Organist in 2004.
He has made several acclaimed recordings on the Alkmaar instruments; the DVD “Alkmaar – The Organs of the Laurenskerk” received the German Record Critics’ Prize in 2013.  From 2017 to 2023, he completed a 21-CD project featuring the complete organ works of J.S. Bach. (www.dmp-records.nl)
In 2021, he was awarded the Victorie Oeuvre Prize for his contribution to organ culture in Alkmaar. His concert career has taken him throughout Europe, Japan, and the United States. He is Artistic Director of the Organ Festival Holland and has published on Sweelinck, Bach, Weckmann, and Straube/Reger. He was also a jury member at several international organ competitions.

Concertos

Mafra e os 6 órgãos da Basílica: do Canto Capucho ao Cantochão Figurado

22 Outubro 2026
21:30