| Hugo Bakker | |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Gouda, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Occupation: | Organist, historian and music educator |
Hugo Bakker (16 June 1985 – 31 May 2021) was a Dutch historian,[1] organist, music publisher and music educator. He also had a Master's degree as harpsichordist.[2] In 2017 Bakker recorded a CD in the with pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, but also by 20th-century composers such as the Hungarian György Kurtág and the Peter-Jan Wagemans. Bakker won prizes at competitions in Maassluis and in the Italian Pistoia. In 2014 he was awarded the for his special contribution to organ culture in the Netherlands. Hugo Bakker also was Until his death he was organist at the .[3] [4] [5]
He was the founder and owner of the music publishing house Valeur Ajoutée.[6]
Hugo Bakker was the first organist of Netherlands who went into schools with a Do-organ of the Orgelkids movement. https://www.orgelkids.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/EREdienst-46-5-4-9.pdf
Bakker died on 31 May 2021, aged 35.