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Biography Peter Ouwerkerk lives in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), where he studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory ‘Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck’. Since his Graduation Recital (1995) in St Bavo Church in Haarlem, and winning the first prize with his performance of Julius Reubke's 'Sonata on Psalm 94' during the International 'Rijnstreek' Organ Competition in Nijmegen (1994), he works steadily and successfully on an international career as concert organist. He performed in all important Dutch churches and Concert Halls (including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw) and also in London, Edinburgh, Rome, Reykjavik, and several cities in Germany and France, including Paris and Toulouse. In Russia and Belarussia, he was invited multiple times in Minsk, Polotsk, Saratov, Wolgograd, Penza, Moscow, Uljanovsk and Astrachan. Besides his activities as recitalist, he is author of articles on musical themes, chief editor of 'Muziek & Liturgie' (Dutch magazine on church music), and General Manager of the International Organfestival Haarlem (see www.organfestival.nl) Besides this, he is conductor of the chamber choir VociVivaci, with which he performs programmes with various repertoire from Bach to contemporary composers. Peter Ouwerkerk is also organ teacher and for the national Dutch protestant church, he coordinates the education of church musicians. |
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