Suonar Cantando brings a taste of old Venice to the Netherlands

By Kristen Huebner, 30 November 2012

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Reviewed at Geertekerk, Utrecht on 27 November 2012

Works by Rognoni

Works by Caldara

Works by Vivaldi

Works by Jelić

Works by Vivaldi

Bertali, Chiacona

Poglietti, Variations on "L'età della Maestra Vostra"

Suonar Cantando

Bojan Čičić, Violin, Director

Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord

Effervescent Italian Baroque from the Academy of Ancient Music

Jenny Camilleri, 14th April

The Academy of Ancient Music puts composer Dario Castello in the spotlight and in context in this live stream from the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge.

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Academy of Ancient Music on brilliant form at Disney Hall

Laurence Vittes, 11th December

The Academy of Ancient Music played with such stylistic elegance, charm and sheer physical beauty that it was like hearing I Musici and Virtuosi di Roma for the first time in this repertoire in the 1950s.

*****

Baroque warmth and dazzle in Italian concertos from AAM

Mark Thomas, 15th February

A satisfying concoction of Italian concertos from the Academy of Ancient Music had Frank de Bruine leading the charge on oboe, with pristine performances also from violin and harpsichord.

****1

Pan-European spirit in Bolzano

Jane Shuttleworth, 17th August

London: a truly European city, a magnet for talented musicians, was brought alive by the European Union Baroque Orchestra at the Bolzano Festival in Italy.

****1

A lively portrait of C.P.E. Bach by Podger and friends

Nahoko Gotoh, 28th July

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is often described as a crucial composer in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods, but we never seem to be able to move beyond this image.

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Traditionelles Weihnachtsprogramm bei der Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Jens Klier, 16th December

Geleitet von barockem Leipziger Vesperdienst, Kollegialität und eigener exquisiten Art des Singens, arrangierte sich die NBV als Engel und Hirten unter dem Licht Gottes – und Tilburgs Konzertsaal.

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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.