Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke (27 November 1941 – 12 April 2020), was a beloved Dutch pianist.
Louis van Dijk (2008)
Born as Arnold Ludwig van Dijk in Amsterdam, he studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium. Louis van Dijk became well-known for his improvisational talent in the classical genre. He played with Pim Jacobs and Pieter van Vollenhoven under the name Gevleugelde Vrienden ("Winged Friends"). In September 2005, he played at a charity concert at the Concertgebouw to raise funds for New Orleans after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina.[1] For his accomplishments as a musician, he was awarded the honorary title of Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. He died in Laren, aged 78.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Benefietconcert voor jazzmuzikanten New Orleans" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
^"Pianist Louis van Dijk (78) overleden" (in Dutch). 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
louis, dijk, also, spelled, louis, dyke, november, 1941, april, 2020, beloved, dutch, pianist, 2008, born, arnold, ludwig, dijk, amsterdam, studied, solo, piano, amsterdam, conservatorium, became, well, known, improvisational, talent, classical, genre, played,. Louis van Dijk also spelled Louis van Dyke 27 November 1941 12 April 2020 was a beloved Dutch pianist Louis van Dijk 2008 Born as Arnold Ludwig van Dijk in Amsterdam he studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium Louis van Dijk became well known for his improvisational talent in the classical genre He played with Pim Jacobs and Pieter van Vollenhoven under the name Gevleugelde Vrienden Winged Friends In September 2005 he played at a charity concert at the Concertgebouw to raise funds for New Orleans after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina 1 For his accomplishments as a musician he was awarded the honorary title of Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion He died in Laren aged 78 2 References edit Benefietconcert voor jazzmuzikanten New Orleans in Dutch NU nl 12 September 2005 Retrieved 25 May 2010 Pianist Louis van Dijk 78 overleden in Dutch 12 April 2020 Retrieved 12 April 2020 External links edithttp www louisvandijk nl Louis van Dijk discography at Discogs nbsp This article about a Dutch musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis van Dijk amp oldid 1136592339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
