Rob Chrispijn (Vienna, 25 November 1944) is a Dutch lyricist, producer and mycologist who has shaped Dutch chanson and cabaret for six decades. Growing up in Amsterdam, he made his name with a free translation of Leonard Cohen's 'Suzanne' for Herman van Veen, and went on to write for Liesbeth List, Hans Dorrestijn and many others. Alongside his work in the performing arts he became a serious mycologist - former chair of the Nederlandse Mycologische Vereniging - and published several books on fungi, including *Champignons in de Jordaan* (1999) and *Paddenstoelengeluk* (2018). In 2010 he was appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his exceptional contribution to Dutch cabaret.
Chrispijn performed in Bind's library programming with the lecture 'The Beauty of the Unknown', reading from his collection *Lucky Birds Have It Easy*.
On his eightieth birthday (25 November) Chrispijn celebrated at De Kleine Komedie in Amsterdam with Stef Bos, Harry Sacksioni and the Firma Ziel & Zaligheid, and presented his new collection *Lucky Birds Have It Easy*.
His life partner Annet Kossen, who created the illustrations for his new book, died suddenly on 20 October 2024 from a heart attack.
Chrispijn performed together with Stef Bos in the duo performance *There is More* throughout the Netherlands; the performance at the Andrieskerk in Amerongen was sold out.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
99concertSun 14.2.An Evening with Josh Ritter (solo)
95concertSat 31.10.Alela Diane
95concertWed 3.2.Giles Corey
92concertWed 2.12.First Aid Kit
92concertSat 2.1.Raymond van het Groenewoud
91concertWed 18.11.Ferocious Dog (UK) + McScallywag (GRN)
91concertFri 20.11.Frank Boeijen
91concertFri 27.11.Blood and Sun + Society Of The Silver Cross + Linnea Hjertén
91concertFri 4.12.Dayna Kurtz & Robert Maché
90concertThu 5.11.Fink
90concertFri 6.11.Fink
90concertSun 8.11.Fink
Mycology teacher Rob Chrispijn leads a guided walk through the Paltz where you learn to identify and name mushrooms.
Hans Dorrestijn and Rob Chrispijn perform together at Kasteel Hackfort with stories and music. A special afternoon with two lifelong friends sharing their passion for nature and words.