Bookcase Concert: The Melancholy of a Traveller - Jan Brokken & Jeroen van Veen

Name: Bookcase Concert: The Melancholy of a Traveller - Jan Brokken & Jeroen van Veen
Start: 2026-09-20T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Op Hodenpijl

took place · 20 Sep 2026

Op Hodenpijl, Schipluiden

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Foto: Vera de Kok · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Jan Brokken and pianist Jeroen van Veen bring their intimate book-cabinet concert to Op Hodenpijl in Schipluiden on Sunday, 20 September 2026. The programme interweaves stories with piano music, exploring themes of melancholy and travel. This is one of two Dutch dates for the collaboration; a second performance takes place later in Middelburg.

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About: Jan Brokken

With over thirty-five books translated into twenty languages, Jan Brokken ranks among the leading figures of Dutch literature. Music, travel and cultural history run through everything he writes - from 'Baltic Souls' to his latest portrait of Venice, 'De laatste gondel'.

20+

languages into which his work has been translated

35+

published titles

books adapted into films

What's new

2026-08
Jan Brokken gives a series of lectures and concert lectures in November 2026 about his new book 'The Last Gondola', among others in Driebergen, Rotterdam, Bilthoven and Middelburg.
2026-08
'The Last Gondola', Brokken's portrait of Venice, appears on 5 November 2026 at Atlas Contact.
2025-09
At the Italian book festival Pordenonelegge (20 September 2025), Jan Brokken was surprised with an award.

Tour

RuurloBredaTerneuzenSleeuwijkMiddelburgBergen op ZoomDriebergenRotterdamBilthovenEdam

Tracks

Baltische zielenInternational breakthrough work on the Baltic states, translated into many languages

De rechtvaardigenAwarded the Premio Tribùk dei Librai (2020); praised by The Guardian as a 'monumental work'

In het huis van de dichterAutobiographical work about his friendship with pianist Youri Egorov; film adaptation announced for 2026

De weemoed van de reizigerAnniversary book for 50 years of writing, published June 2025

De laatste gondelPortrait of Venice, published November 2026 by Atlas Contact

About: Jeroen van Veen

Pianist and composer Jeroen van Veen has been a central figure in Dutch minimalist music for decades, with hundreds of recordings of Glass, Ten Holt, Pärt and Einaudi to his name. He created the Ligconcert® format, where audiences listen to his piano playing lying down rather than seated - a concept that draws sold-out venues across the Netherlands.

80M+

streams on Spotify (total)

~80K

monthly listeners on Spotify

250+

recorded albums

2016

NPO Radio 4 Award received

What's new

2026-08
Van Veen performs on August 24, 2026 at the Domtoren in Utrecht with a performance of Canto Ostinato on carillon and piano, together with Malgosia Fiebig and Irene Russo.
2026-10
The Ligconcert® Einaudi Experience in the Geertekerk Utrecht on October 24, 2026 is already sold out.
2026-09
Two Ligconcerten® in the Openluchtmuseum Arnhem on September 12, 2026 are both sold out.

Tour

UtrechtArnhemRotterdamAmsterdamPoortugaalKatwijk aan ZeeSchipluidenNaardenDelftMeerssenLeidenDen HaagEindhovenZelhemDen BoschMiddelburg

Tracks

Minimal Piano Collection (9 cd, Brilliant Classics)Nine-disc album from 2006 with more than ten hours of minimalist piano music, including three CDs with works by Philip Glass

Canto Ostinato (Simeon ten Holt)Iconic performance of Ten Holt's masterpiece; more than 100,000 CDs sold via Brilliant Classics

Complete Multiple Piano Works - Simeon ten Holt (11 cd)Complete overview of Ten Holt's polyphonic piano work, recorded with the Piano Ensemble

The Best of Minimal Piano MusicCompilation from 2020 with highlights from his Brilliant Classics recordings, from Satie to Glass and Einaudi

Van Veen: Piano Music (5 cd, Brilliant Classics)Original compositions from 2014, ranging from solo piano to six-part piano structures

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