Combattimento Consort Amsterdam performs Handel

By Kristen Huebner, 05 October 2012

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam on 30 September 2012

Handel, Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.6 no.6, HWV 324

Handel, Concerto Grosso in G major, Op.3 No.3, HWV 314

Stanley, Concerto for Organ and strings in B flat major, Op.2 no.6

Handel, Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6 No.2, HWV 320

Handel, Oboe Concerto no. 3 in G minor, HWV 287

Handel, Concerto Grosso in C major for "Alexander's Feast", HWV 318

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Kristen Huebner

Originally from the USA, Kristen Huebner now bases her musical life in the Netherlands and Europe. She currently tours with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir under the direction of Ton Koopman and has collaborated alongside members of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century under Frans Brüggen. Her work with the Paris-based Ensemble Diderot, has led to numerous appearances at festivals such as Musikfest Erzgebirge and the Bach Biennale Weimar. Kristen’s research on Empfindsamkeit in the chamber music of C.P.E. Bach has been adapted into an article for Music & Practice, published in 2015. Kristen joined the teaching team at the 2022 Zomer Academie Zutphen, where she led the traverso masterclass.