Black-and-white portrait of composer John Cage seated at a table, hands resting on it, eyeglasses in front of him. © Getty Frans Schellekens
Sound   /   Concert

John Cage — 4’33” (1952) by Heleen Van Haegenborgh

➤ 17:40 (following the opening conversation)
➤ Duration: 4’33”’
➤ Soetezaal
➤ Seated concert. Drinks are not allowed in the space.
➤ Part of Radio 1 Nacht van het Luisteren 2026.

Four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence. But does true silence even exist? Pianist Heleen Van Haegenborgh performs this iconic piece from 1952 by the American avant-garde composer John Cage.