Leonie Jansen and Carel Kraayenhof

Name: Leonie Jansen and Carel Kraayenhof
Start: 2026-10-10
End: 2026-10-12
Location: Theater vanBeresteyn

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · — Mon, 12 Oct

Theater vanBeresteyn, Veendam · € 21

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Leonie Jansen and Carel Kraayenhof — Theater vanBeresteyn, Veendam

Leonie Jansen and Carel Kraayenhof bring together Argentine, Irish and Scottish traditional songs with pop and folk songs and their own compositions.

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About: Leonie Jansen

Leonie Jansen is a Dutch singer and actress who moves between theatre, cabaret and song. She is known for her versatility across styles, from classical art song to folk and world music, and collaborates regularly with musicians such as Carel Kraayenhof.

About: Carel Kraayenhof

With more than sixty original compositions to his name, Kraayenhof is the undisputed ambassador of tango in the Netherlands. From the Concertgebouw to stages in Buenos Aires and Beijing, his bandoneon bridges classical music, folk and tango into a sound that is entirely his own.

60+

own compositions

55M+

viewers worldwide at the royal wedding (2002)

3×

platinum: royal wedding soundtrack

2×

Edison Award winner (2003 audience award & 2018 lifetime achievement award)

What's new

2026-09
The third part of 'Melancholy in the Polder', the theater concert series with Leoni Jansen, is expected in September 2026.
2026-02
In February 2026, Kraayenhof accompanied the National Ballet with his bandoneon in '5 Tangos', a choreography by Hans van Manen.
2026
The album 'Maestro Morricone', recorded with the Matangi Quartet, is released in 2026.

Tour

ZandvoortAusterlitzCulemborgLas PalmasAmsterdamValkenburg aan de GeulZaandamBloemendaalUtrechtBalkbrugHoutenBrummenBeetsterzwaagVenlo

Tracks

Adiós NoninoPiazzolla classic performed at the royal wedding (2002), single in 30,000 Dutch living rooms

Tango RoyalAlbum from 2002/2003, double platinum and Edison Audience Award 2003

Melancholie in de PolderTheater concert series with Leoni Jansen, albums released in 2024 and 2025

Beethoven versus PiazzollaAlbum with the Matangi Quartet (2023)

Bach in Buenos AiresNew concert program with the Carel Kraayenhof Quartet and cellist Nuala McKenna, premiere October 2025

Recent shows

Feb 1, 2019 Ons Mierloos Theater, Mierlo
Jun 1, 2018 Podium De Vorstin, Hilversum
May 27, 2018 ArenA, Amsterdam

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