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Leo van Doeselaar (Organ, Piano, Music Director)

Born: 1954 - Goes, the Netherlands

The Dutch organist and pianist (and music director), Leo van Doeselaar, began his organ and piano studies with Gerard Akkerhuis in The Hague and then went on to study organ at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory with Albert de Klerk and piano with Jan Wijn. As well as both soloist diplomas, he also received the Prix d’Excellance for Organ in 1979. After his study he went on to study ‘historical’ organ playing by means of a few courses, French organ repertoire with André Isoir and followed forte-piano lessons with Malcolm Bilson and Jos van Immerseel.

Leo van Doeselaar is a versatile musician who commands a repertoire of a few centuries as organist, pianist and forte-pianist. In addition to his professorship at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, he has built up a large concert practice as organist at home and abroad. He is also a much demanded pianist. For more than 20 years he has formed a piano duo with Wyneke Jordans, plays a lot of chamber music and performs as a hymn accompanist. As organist for the Baroque Orchestra of the Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Director: Jos van Veldhoven), he has worked together with many leading classical music specialists. He rendered his assistance to a large amount of Classical Music Festivals in Europe and the USA.

Leo van Doeselaar has made recordings for many recording companies. In addition to numerous organ recordings his discography comprises of 8 CD’s together with Wyneke Jordans with repertoire for piano á quattre mains. The recordings of Chamber Music No. 7 for organ and orchestra by Paul Hindemith with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Riccardo Chailly together with the other six Chamber Music received a Grammy award. As “resident organist” of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam he appears frequently with renowned orchestras, ensembles and soloists. Besides all of this, Leo van Doeselaar is the organist to the Van Hagerbeer-organ (1643) in the Pieterskerk in Leiden.

Sources:
Schnither Organ Festival Holland Website
Channel Classics Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (July 2001)

Leo van Doeselaar: Short Biography | Ensembles: Amsterdam Bach Soloists
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Bach Great Organ Mass by Leo van Doeselaar

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Pieter Jan Belder

Organ

Member of Musica Amphion:
BWV 4, BWV 88, BWV 93, BWV 153, BWV 228
Video (2013):
BWV 153

Alfredo Bernardini

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
AOB Video:
BWV 132 [2014], BWV 185 [2014], BWV 199 [2014]

Fabio Bonizzoni

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-56] (2015, Video): BWV 56
NBV-AOB [AB-57] (2015, Video): BWV 57
NBV-AOB [AB-84] (2015, Video): BWV 84

Peter Dijkstra

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-69] (2017, Video): BWV 69
NBV-AOB [AB-119] (2017, Video): BWV 119
NBV-AOB [AB-137] (2017, Video): BWV 137

Philippe Herreweghe

Organ

Member of La Chapelle Royale:
V-6 (1984):
BWV 244 [1st]
V-10 (1987):
BWV 245 [1st]

Sigiswald Kuijken

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-22] (2016, Video): BWV 22
NBV-AOB [AB-23] (2016, Video): BWV 23
NBV-AOB [AB-75] (2016, Video): BWV 75

Václav Luks

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-198] (2020, Video): BWV 198

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-45] (2023, Video): BWV 45
NBV-AOB [AB-1127] (2023, Video): BWV 1127

Shunske Sato

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
NBV-AOB [AB-18] (2019, Video): BWV 18
NBV-AOB [AB-81] (2017, Video): BWV 81
NBV-AOB [AB-83] (2017, Video): BWV 83
NBV-AOB [AB-21] (2021, Video): BWV 21
NBV-AOB [AB-80] (2022, Video): BWV 80
NBV-AOB [AB-97] (2022, Video): BWV 97
NBV-AOB [AB-103] (2021, Video): BWV 103
NBV-AOB [AB-109] (2021, Video): BWV 109
NBV-AOB [AB-117] (2022, Video): BWV 117
NBV-AOB [AB-135] (2021, Video): BWV 135
NBV-AOB [AB-150] (2019, Video): BWV 150
NBV-AOB [AB-155] (2019, Video): BWV 155
NBV-AOB [AB-192] (2022, Video): BWV 192

Jos van Veldhoven

Organ

Member of Nederlandse Bachvereniging:
AOB Video:
BWV 50, BWV 120, BWV 130, BWV 146
NBV-AOB [AB-29] (2014, Video): BWV 29
NBV-AOB [AB-32] (2015, Video): BWV 32
NBV-AOB [AB-35] (2015, Video): BWV 35
NBV-AOB [AB-36] (2013, Video): BWV 36
NBV-AOB [AB-42] (2016, Video): BWV 42
NBV-AOB [AB-44] (2018, Video): BWV 44
NBV-AOB [AB-55] (2016, Video): BWV 55
NBV-AOB [AB-58] (2015, Video): BWV 58
NBV-AOB [AB-61] (2013, Video): BWV 61
NBV-AOB [AB-62] (2013, Video): BWV 62
NBV-AOB [AB-67] (2014, Video): BWV 67
NBV-AOB [AB-78] (2018, Video): BWV 78
NBV-AOB [AB-99] (2015, Video): BWV 99
NBV-AOB [AB-100] (2015, Video): BWV 100
NBV-AOB [AB-102] (2014, Video): BWV 102
NBV-AOB [AB-104] (2018, Video): BWV 104
NBV-AOB [AB-105] (2018, Video): BWV 105
NBV-AOB [AB-120] (2014, Video): BWV 120
NBV-AOB [AB-140] (2018, Video): BWV 140
NBV-AOB [AB-144] (2015, Video): BWV 144
NBV-AOB [AB-159] (2016, Video): BWV 159
NBV-AOB [AB-170] (2016, Video): BWV 170
NBV-AOB [AB-231] (2014, Video): BWV 231
NBV-AOB [AB-244] (2014, Video): BWV 244 [3rd recording]

Links to other Sites

Leo van Doesellar (Schnither Organ Festival Holland)
Netherlands Bach Society (Channel Classics)


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