Loek Dikker
Loek Dikker in 1989
Loek Dikker in 1989
Background information
Born (1944-02-28) 28 February 1944 (age 79)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genresjazz, classical music
Occupation(s)conductor, composer, instrumentalist
Years active1959 (1959)–present
Websitewww.loekdikker.com

Loek Dikker (born 28 February 1944) is a Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer.[1] Dikker is known for his scores for the films The Fourth Man, Body Parts, and Rosenstraße, among others.[2]

Biography

After training as a classical pianist, Dikker became a jazz musician after seeing a 1959 televised performance by Horace Silver and Sonny Rollins.[3] He gave his first jazz performance in 1960, in a jazz and poetry concert with Godfried Bomans.[3] He later performed in the bands of Hans Dulfer and Theo Loevendie, and with American instrumentalists Oliver Nelson, Cannonball Adderley, and Don Byas.[3] In the mid-1970s, he founded his Waterland Ensemble.[3] He wrote his first film score in 1981, and has scored over sixty films.[4]

Dikker is the founder and chairman of Muziekinstituut MultiMedia, an organization founded in 2006 to promote and encourage collaboration among multimedia composers.[5] He is also a board member of FFACE, the Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers of Europe.[6]

Dikker's sister, Marianne Dikker [nl], is a screenwriter and director.[7]

Filmography (as composer)

Musical recordings

Jazz

Classical

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Loek Dikker". Discogs. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Loek Dikker at IMDb
  3. ^ a b c d "Organisatie" (in Dutch). Muziekinstituut MultiMedia. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Loek Dikker : Composer". loekdikker.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Welkom" (in Dutch). Muziekinstituut MultiMedia. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Organization". loekdikker.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Marianna Dikker". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Discografie". loekdikker.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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