New compositions by Primo Ish-Hurwitz, Richard Ayres, Frieda Gustavs, Hanna Kulenty, Jan-Peter de Graaff and Boris Bezemer, based on Joseph Haydn’s six string quartets Opus 20 by with text by Joke van Leeuwen at the Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam.

Haydn for modern ears, played by the Chaos String Quartet – that is the formula of Een flat met duizend ramen. This brand-new imaginative series consists of six short performances, two per concert. Six string quartets by Haydn, new music and texts by Joke van Leeuwen take center stage. Star actress Ariane Schluter takes on the roles of a series of characters from the here and now: all have a relationship with Haydn’s music.

The miniseries Een flat met duizend ramen take the form of a frame story. Each episode zooms in on one of the main characters. Not surprisingly, Haydn’s six Sun Quartets form the starting point. In this collection, bundled as Opus 20, Haydn highlighted all the possibilities of the string quartet, a then-new chamber music form. Now, three centuries later, six composers add their own perspectives.