Mark van Platen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marcus Johannes Nicasius Maria van Platen |
| Born | January 28, 1955 Netherlands |
| Genres | classical |
| Occupation(s) | composer, conductor, organist, pianist |
Mark van Platen (born 1955) is a Dutch composer, conductor, organist and pianist. In 2004, he was presented a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Kees De Jongen . [1]
Van Platen completed his education as an organist, choirmaster and pianist at the Brabants Conservatorium college of music in Tilburg under Maurice Pirenne, Cees Rotteveel and Ton Demmers. In 1992, he obtained the orchestra conductor's diploma at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague under Ed Spanjaard.
| Title | Year | Director | Lead Roles |
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| Richting Engeland | 1992 | André van Duren | Geert Lageveen, Peter Faber, Rick Nicolet |
| Tijger | 1995 | André van Duren | Emile de la Bruheze, Joel Albert de la Bruheze |
| Tijd van Leven | 1996 | André van Duren | Anneke Blok, Victor Löw, Anne-Marie Heyligers |
| El Toro | 1997 | André van Duren | Emile de la Bruheze, Joel Albert de la Bruheze |
| Honger | 1998 | André van Duren | Hidde Maas, Ella van Drumpt, Maike Meijer, Leopold Witte |
| Mariken | 2000 | André van Duren | Laurien Van den Broeck, Jan Decleir, Willeke van Ammelrooy |
| Kees De jongen | 2003 | André van Duren | Ruud Feltkamp, Wim van der Grijn, Theo Maassen |
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