Herman van Veen & Ensemble

80 years old - a proud age! But yesterday's news? That doesn't mean that Herman van Veen is. On the contrary, his programmes do not sentimentalise the past, but keep a critical eye on the present. With the dramaturgy of a diary', says the grand seigneur of entertainment about his stage shows: Only at the sound check do we decide if, why, why - and then...'. That's the only way to make what he does fun, and the only way to keep it real. Herman van Veen has been true to himself for decades. He performed his first solo programme 60 years ago and has been touching audiences ever since with his quiet but haunting and often highly political tones and nuances.