About Peter Dijkstra
Born 1978. Peter Dijkstra is a Dutch conductor.
Peter Dijkstra (born 11 June 1978) is a Dutch conductor, especially of choirs and vocal ensembles.
Born in Roden, Drenthe, Dijkstra sang in his youth in Jongenskoor Roder, a boys' choir, which his father, Bouwe Dijkstra, founded in 1985. He sang the Cantatas of J. S. Bach with the likes of Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken and Max van Egmond in Amsterdam. Later he studied singing and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Marcus Creed, and at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm with Jorma Panula. He also attended master classes with Eric Ericson and Tõnu Kaljuste.
Dijkstra has been guest conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Choir and artistic director of the of Munich from September 2005.
Awards Kersjes-van-de-Groenekan-Preis (2002) Eric Ericson Award (2003) Grammy Award with Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (2008) Eugen-Jochum-Preis (2014)
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Who is Peter Dijkstra?
Dutch conductor
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Peter Dijkstra was born on 11 June 1978.
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Peter Dijkstra is a conductor.
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Peter Dijkstra is Dutch.
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