Udo Prinsen (Utrecht), the Molinari String Quartet (Montreal, Canada) and Wilbert Bulsink (Amsterdam/Vienna) present a unique crossover visual arts and music project

Opening of the Mondriaanhuis exhibition and concerts

Mondrian / Molinari: Musical Inspirations

An artistic dialogue between Canada and the Netherlands: the leading Canadian string quartet, Quatuor Molinari, has joined forces with visual artist Udo Prinsen to present new Canadian and Dutch music inspired by paintings by Mondrian and Molinari. Wilbert Bulsink composed his second string quartet based on the work of the Canadian painter Guido Molinari, whilst the Canadian composer Denis Gougeon drew inspiration from Mondrian. The whole programme promises to be an enchanting experience in which the paintings by Molinari and Mondrian will ‘dance’ to the music, thanks to Udo Prinsen’s visuals.

Exhibition

Running alongside the concerts is the exhibition ‘Perpetual Motion’, featuring work by Udo Prinsen, will be on display at the Mondriaanhuis in Amersfoort from 10 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. This exhibition introduces the artist Guido Molinari to the public in the Netherlands and showcases new work by Prinsen in which he responds to Molinari and Mondrian.

Premiere and concerts

This programme will premiere on Sunday 25 October 2026 at the renowned Salle Bourgie in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Prior to that, a preview performance will take place on Sunday 25 October at the Fondation Guido Molinari. A tour of the Netherlands will follow in late November.

• · Tuesday 17 November 2026, 8.00 pm – De Link, Tilburg
• · Friday 20 November 2026, 8.00 pm – Splendor, Amsterdam
• · Sunday 22 November at 9.30 am – Observant in Amersfoort
• · Sunday 22 November 2026 (time to be confirmed), Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort (Art Talk with a concert featuring excerpts from Wilbert Bulsink’s new quartet, to be performed at the Mondriaanhuis.)
• · Tuesday 24 November 2026, 17:00 – November Music at the Toonzaal, Den Bosch

Bulsink’s Second String Quartet will be performed during the concerts. Bulsink: “The playful and adventurous nature of Molinari’s work, and indeed Mondrian’s, appeals to me enormously. Because this kind of “high modernism” has now become part of a certain canon, people often forget just how much these artists were pioneers in exploring new possibilities of perception. My quartet emphasises this unexpected playfulness.”