Live music at Tallinn Tango Weekend 2026

Tallinn Tango Trio feat. Radboud van Geldre

Regina Udod (double bass), Kaspar Uljas (bandoneon), and Samuel Bezerra (piano) form a dynamic tango trio that breathes new life into the Argentine tango tradition through the fusion of their diverse musical backgrounds. At this event they will share the stage with the wonderful musician Radboud van Geldre (violin). Together they share their passion for tango and present a selection of classic Argentine tangos in their original instrumental form, specially curated for this concert and the dancers at this milonga.

Radboud van Geldre is a dutch violinist. He studied classical violin with Vaclav Novak at the Rotterdam Conservatorium and with Tibor Varga at the Academy of Musique Sion in Switzerland. After his classical studies, he specialized in Argentinian tango with Leo Vervelde, Wim Warman, Gustavo Beytelmann, and Micha Molthoff, in which he graduated with honors. His first solo concert was at the age of 10 years old at the concert hall of The Doelen in Rotterdam. He was the primary of Orquesta Tipica OTRA, which got a Latin Grammy nomination in the tango category for the cd “Tango Cosmopolita“ in 2018 with an Argentinian tango singer Omar Mollo. Radboud van Geldre was the first violin player of Quinteto Rotterdam and the Respighi Quartet and won the first prize with the Quinteto Arrastre at the Double Ocho competition. At this moment he travels the world as a soloist with various orchestras and performs as a duo with a bandonéonist Kaspar Uljas.

Kaspar Uljas is an Estonian bandoneonist, accordionist and composer, known for his versatile approach to tango, jazz and world music. Having performed across Europe, as well as in Argentina, Azerbaijan and Palestine, his career includes appearances at prestigious venues such as Het Concertgebouw and De Doelen in the Netherlands. Over the past decade, Uljas has primarily focused on the bandoneon, collaborating in ensembles such as Trio Maag, Gran Orquesta Típica OTRA, El Muro Tango and Electrocutango. As a former member of OTRA, he contributed to the Latin Grammy-nominated album Conexión Tango with Omar Mollo. His solo engagements include performances with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Niederrheinische Sinfoniker and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Uljas specializes in Argentinian tango and folklore, blending it with his background in jazz and global styles as interpreter and composer.

Samuel Bezerra is a Franco-Brazilian pianist, trained in the French pianistic tradition and known for his expressive depth and technical refinement. He began his studies in Brasília with Joel Bello Soares and later earned his degree at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, followed by two master’s degrees in solo and chamber music at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under Peep Lassmann. A prizewinner at numerous competitions — including first prizes at the Grand Prize Virtuoso competitions in Berlin and Vienna — Bezerra has performed in France, Brazil, Estonia and Finland as a soloist and chamber musician. He is currently active in the Ilves-Bezerra piano-cello duo and the Baltic Breeze trio, appearing in prestigious concert halls and festivals across Europe.

Regina Udod started her double bass studies at the age of 12 with Marek Mere at the Viimsi Music School and continued at the Georg Ots Tallinn School of Music with Meeme Saareväli. She received her Master’s degree cum laude from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2018, studying with docent Kaupo Olt. In 2016/2017, Regina studied in Haute École de Musique de Genève (Switzerland) with professor Alberto Bocini, also participating in masterclasses with Franco Petracchi, Petru Iuga, Timothy Cobb, among others. As a soloist, she has performed works by Tubin, Koussevitzky, and Bottesini with Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonie Orchester Schöneberg (Germany), Haapsalu Festival Orchestra etc. Regina has played with numerous renowned ensembles, including Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, United Strings of Europe, Helsinki Philharmonic and the European Union Youth Orchestra. From 2009 to 2014, she was a member of the Estonian National Opera Orchestra. Since 2013, she has served as assistant principal double bass of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal in 2023.