Helsinki Baroque Orchestra brings the Concertgebouw to life

By Kristen Huebner, 21 May 2013

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

Muffat, Armonico Tributo: Sonata no. 5 in G major (Allemanda and Passacaglia)

Telemann, Overture, suite in A minor for recorder / flute, strings and continuo, TWV 55:a2

Bach, Weichet nur, betruebte Schatten - Cantata, BWV202

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

Skip Sempé, Harpsichord

Johannette Zomer, Soprano

Julien Martin, Recorder

Nordisch.Praktisch.Gut: Idomeneo vom Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

Jens Klier, 17th November

Beim Festivalabschluss in Herne lag ich geschmackstechnisch besonders mit Ilias Sopran auf einer Wellenlänge. Doch auch bei Elettra hatte eher zurückhaltenderer Häkkinen ein gutes Händchen. Großes Lob an Einspringer Kohlhepp.

****1

Una velada dieciochesca con repertorio nórdico

Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 10th December

La Orquesta Barroca de Helsinki y la soprano Monica Groop interpretan un programa dedicado a compositores del siglo XVIII en un concierto falto de emoción.

**111

Outstanding Brockes-Passion at Göttingen

Sandra Bowdler, 25th May

Brockes-Passion is becoming not quite the performing rarity it once was, and this outstanding performance at the Göttingen Handel Festival this year could hardly be bettered.

*****

Ton Koopman's Messiah in Amsterdam

Rosemary Carlton-Willis, 11th December

Ton Koopman directs the Amsterdam Baroque Chorus and Orchestra in a distinctive and personal interpretation of Handel's Messiah.

***11

Bach from Berlin: The Akademie für alte Musik Berlin play Bach in Bodø Cathedral

Aksel Tollåli, 3rd August

It’s not every day that a world-class Baroque orchestra comes to small towns in the north of Norway. Then again, the Nordland Music Festival doesn’t happen every day. But maybe we should back up a bit. The Nordland Music Festival is a yearly festival held in the north-Norwegian town of Bodø.

***11

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra shines in the Christmas Oratorio

Kristen Huebner, 15th December

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra summoned the spirit of the holiday season this weekend with their performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The work was originally composed for church services taking place during the Christmas season of 1734. Tonight’s performance featured the entire work, which was originally split into six sections, each intended for a different day.

****1

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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.