Willem Tanke
- January 10, 2024
- Organist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Willem Tanke |
| Occupation | Organist |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 4, 1959(1959-04-04) |
| Age | 65 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Willem Tanke Biography
| Name | Willem Tanke |
| Birthday | Apr 4 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Birth Country | Netherlands |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Willem Tanke is one of the most popular and richest Organist who was born on April 4, 1959 in Netherlands.
Between 1972 and 1988 Willem Tanke was organist to various Roman Catholic churches in Hengelo and De Bilt. From 1989 until 2003 he was organist at St. Willibrordus Church in Berkel-Enschot, where he made recordings for his CDs, “My friend the Indian and other pieces” and “Imaginary Day”. His SuperAudioCD “Meditations for a lent” consists entirely of recordings made at the Loret organ in Berkel-Enschot. Between 1998 and 2000 he was also organist of the Scots International Reformed Church in Rotterdam. Accompanying the African choir there, he learnt around forty songs from in particular Ghana and Cameroon.
Willem Tanke studied organ and improvisation with Jan Welmers, music theory with Joep Straesser and electronic music with Ton Bruynel at Utrecht Conservatory from 1977 till 1985. He concluded his studies with the Performance Diploma for Organ with full marks (the grade of 10 and honours), and also with diplomas for music theory and improvisation.
Willem Tanke Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Organist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Willem Tanke is one of the richest Organist from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willem Tanke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Willem Tanke (born April 4, 1959 in Hengelo, the Netherlands) 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.
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In the early part of his career Willem Tanke specialized in the interpretation of organ works by Olivier Messiaen, Max Reger and late 20th century composers. In 1994 he performed Messiaen’s complete organ works in Haarlem (the Netherlands) and Puebla and Guadalajara (Mexico).
Facts & Trivia
Akram Ranked on the list of most popular Organist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Willem Tanke celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.
Tanke issued his own improvisations and compositions on CD and SuperAudioCD between 1997 and 2007. From then onwards he published his music in particular on his YouTube channel. In 2018 he created a website called “Playing Keyboard Instruments in the 21st Century” in order to document his expertise in playing the pipe organ, the piano and synthesizers/keyboards.