Willem Tanke

Willem Tanke (born April 4, 1959, in Hengelo, the Netherlands) is an organist and 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 to the organ by the religiously inspired music of J.S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen, and also John Coltrane.