“Fine works demonstrating even better playing by the Ensemble Diderot. Both fiddles play with persuasive mastery, but the finest moments arrive with the ravishing transverse flute playing of Kristen Huebner.”
- AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
About me
Bio
Originally from the United States, Kristen Huebner now bases her musical life in the Netherlands and Europe. Kristen received her first Bachelors Degree in Music Performance from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis studying with Immanuel Davis. After hopping the pond to the Netherlands in 2009, she has since become an avid specialist on the baroque flute, holding both Bachelors and Masters Diplomas from the Utrecht Conservatory (BM) and The Royal Conservatory of The Hague (MM), where she studied with Wilbert Hazelzet and Kate Clark. She currently tours Europe 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 led by Johannes Pramsohler, has led to numerous appearances at festivals such as Musikfest Erzgebirge and the Bach Biennale Weimar. In addition Kristen appears on the ensemble’s 2016 CD recording of the Mondonville Trio Sonatas on Audax Records. Collaborations with several European historically informed ensembles have included performances at the Valletta International Baroque Festival in Malta with Mahan Esfahani and La Folia Barockorchester.
Kristen’s research on Empfindsamkeit in the chamber music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach has been adapted into an article for the online journal Music & Practice, published in 2015. Kristen joined the teaching team last summer at the 2022 Zomer Academie Zutphen, where she led the traverso masterclass. Alongside a busy performance schedule, Kristen also enjoys a bustling private teaching practice for both historical and modern flutes in Utrecht, NL.
Publications
In addition to playing music, I’m also deeply invested in writing about it. Of course this implies an interest in research and scholarship. My biggest area of interest concern discovering material which is as yet unknown or underappreciated.
My Masters research on the chamber music of the Empfindsamkeit was published by the online peer-reviewed journal ‘Music and Practice’… Read it here!
Press
Press for Ensemble Diderot’s Mondonville CD and Concerts:
“The finest moments of this recording arrive with the transverse flute playing of Kristen Huebner…Her tone on the instrument is ravishing and provides more vivid contrast in the melodic voices.”
-Fritz Balwit (December 18, 2016)
Ensemble Diderot CD Review on Audiophile Audition“The Ensemble Diderot perform with historical awareness and enthusiasm. Their commitment to this music, receiving its first recording, is persuasive and their flawless precision is compelling.”
-Stephen Greenbank
Ensemble Diderot CD Review on Music Web International
Praise for Ensemble Diderot Concerts, December 2016:
“Betörend elegant in den federleicht und höchst beweglich dahingeträllerten Vogelstimmenimitationen und ausdrucksreich und gefühlvoll in den lyrischen Passagen.”
-Hans Jürgen Kugler (December 6, 2016)
Bad Krozingen Concert Review in Badischen Zeitung“Das Concerto à 4 parties in a-Moll von Michel Blavet glänzte durch seinen tänzerischen Auftakt. In den heiter und unbeschwert aufspielenden Flötenpassagen brillierte Kristen Huebner in spannungsreichen Improvisationen über tiefen Cello-Liegetönen. Berührend der langsame Mittelsatz als innig-sinnliches Duett von Flöte und Violine in vollkommener Harmonie, die durch einen stürmisch wie ein Sommergewitter hereinbrechenden Finalsatz virtuos zu Ende geführt wird.”
-Hans Jürgen Kugler (December 6, 2016)
Bad Krozingen Concert Review in Badischen Zeitung“La sonate en trio op. 2 n°5 de Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville ouvre le répertoire à la flûte chaude et envoûtante de Kristen Huebner.”
-Bertrand Ferrier (December 17, 2016)
Concert Review of Ensemble Diderot Paris CD Release Concert
Concerts
2 June, 2024: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Prague Spring Festival
Prague Spring Festival – Rudolfinum, Dvorak Hall
2 June 2024 – 20:00h
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ilse Eerens – soprano
Maarten Engeltjes – altus
Tilman Lichdi – tenor
Klaus Mertens – bass
Ton Koopman – conductor
J.S. Bach
Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110
Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott, BWV 127
Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten, BWV 207a
8 June, 2024: Huebner Student Concert
8 June, 2024
15:00
ZIMIHC Wittevrouwen
Bouwstraat 55
3572 SP Utrecht
Baroque and classical flutists from my private teaching studio will perform in this semi-annual student concert.
Info: Click here!
14 June, 2024: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Bach Fest Leipzig
Bachfest Leipzig – Nicolaikirche
14 June 2024 – 20:00h
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Robin Johannsen – soprano
Maarten Engeltjes – altus
Tilman Lichdi – tenor
Klaus Mertens – bass
Ton Koopman – conductor
J.S. Bach
Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4.2
Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 192
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 100
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
19 June, 2024: Nikolaikerk, Utrecht
BWV 9
Sunday, 30 June, 2024
10:00 – 11:00
Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht
Voorganger ds Hans de Greef
Organist Ko Zwanenburg
3 August, 2024: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Festival Itinéraire Baroque
Festival Itinéraire Baroque – Eglise de Saint-Astier
4 August – 17:00
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Elisabeth Breuer – soprano
Sophia Faltas – alto
Tilman Lichdi – tenor
Klaus Mertens – bass
Ton Koopman – conductor
J.S. Bach
Johannes-Passion
10 November, 2024: Vredeborch Trio, Houten, NL
Foyerconcert: Versailles – Music from the Court of Louis XIV
Vredeborch Ensemble
Sunday, 10 november
15:30u
Imagine yourself musically at the court of Versailles. With visual reports and introductions to painting, architecture and backgrounds. The Vredeborch Ensemble consists of Jaël Vuijk on baroque violin, Kristen Huebner on traverso and Dick Duijst on chest organ. Dick Duijst also provides the visual reports and introductions. A concert in the series La Douce France – three musical trips to France.
The series of concerts takes place in the theater foyer on three Sunday afternoons: November 10, February 16 and March 16. Tickets can be purchased separately for each concert via Aan de Slinger.
30 November, 2024: Dutch Baroque, Amersfoort
Dutch Baroque – Magnificat BWV 243
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Sint Joriskerk, Amersfoort
16:00
13 December, 2024: Dutch Baroque, Middelburg
Dutch Baroque – Christmas Program, ‘Te Deum’
Friday, December 13, 2024
Middelburg
19:30
Program:
Te Deum H. 146 – Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Concerto grosso in C major, Op. 3 No. 12 – Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BuxWV 98 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” – Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Magnificat BWV 243 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
14 December, 2024: Dutch Baroque, Zwijndrecht
Dutch Baroque – Christmas Program, ‘Te Deum’
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Zwijndrecht
19:30
Program:
Te Deum H. 146 – Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
Concerto grosso in C major, Op. 3 No. 12 – Francesco Manfredini (1684-1762)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BuxWV 98 – Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” – Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Magnificat BWV 243 – J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
12-20 January, 2025: St. Matthew Passion Tour, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
12-20 January, 2025: St. Matthew Passion Tour, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
16-29 June, 2025: Bach Cantatas Tour, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
16-29 June, 2025: Bach Cantatas Tour, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Teachings and Contact
Teachings
I’m passionate about teaching the historical and modern flutes and exploring genres both close to my heart and stretching outside my comfort zone. If you’re an absolute beginner or have the itch to take the instrument back up again after a few years, there’s always a good time to begin! My lessons are catered to your musical interests, level and availability.
Check out my traverso and modern flute teaching pages at Vivaldi Music Lessons.
Last summer marked my first time teaching the traverso class at the Zomer Academie Zutphen.
I also enjoy leading a modern flute ensemble Friday Flute Club, comprised of adult students from my private teaching studio in Utrecht, NL. Wanna join us? Just shoot me a message using this handy contact form!
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