Michala Petri Quotes

To me, the advantage of the recorder is that it is so natural. I love the fact that it is just a piece of wood, that there are almost no mechanics involved.

Each composer has their own language, and I try to meet the challenges, even if at first sight, they appear impossible.

Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.

My father is a violinist and my mother is a pianist, so I've been hearing music all my life. I started playing at three and had my first music teacher at five.

It is important to note that the world changes and that perception of music changes as well.

Denmark is, of course is very much like Germany: in terms of culture, the same kind of thinking, etc.

I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural.

Looking for inspiration in expression, I have actually always looked to singers and violinists. I have never really looked only at the recorder as a remedy for my expressions.

You need to express things stronger today, more so than in the Baroque time, and you need to expand the expressiveness of the instrument.

Many people used to call me a child prodigy, but I never thought that. I knew that I had learned everything, that I had very good circumstances.

Of course, the recorder will never have the repertoire of the piano or the violin.