Gijsbert Lekkerkerker
Dutch organist
Gijsbert Lekkerkerker (13 February 1947 – 23 October 2022) was a Dutch organist.
Gijsbert Lekkerkerker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1947 Woerden, Neterlands |
| Died | 23 October 2022 (aged 75) Harmelen, Neterlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | organist |
At the age of 17, Lekkerkerker was appointed organist of the Maranathakerk in Woerden. He annually gave about 35 organ concerts in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Israel. He was also an organ teacher.[1] He was awarded the silver medal in Paris in 2003 by the French Arts-Sciences-Lettres for his interpretations of organ works by César Franck, Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor. In 2014 he received this medal for the second time, now in silver with gold.[2]
Lekkerkerker died in Harmelen on 23 October 2022, aged 75.[3]
References
change- ↑ Franse onderscheiding voor Voorburgse organist 9 May 2017
- ↑ "Organist Gijsbert Lekkerkerker (75) overleden". orgelnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ "Organist Gijsbert Lekkerkerker (75) overleden". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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