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

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.

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.

Failure is the ultimate motivator, the supreme teacher, and the definitive guarantee of life. Failure is what makes success so addictive.

it is hard to let go, to imagine alternatives, stop thinking about things you are not ready to explore .

Old. A viable die-able age.

Change is easy. Improvement is far more difficult

Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength.

I give a lot of myself, so it will be good to release some heavy energy, and I know yoga deals with energy. So I definitely want to get into that.

There are certain things that we cannot understand, like why we pray five times a day, for example. But the fact that we choose to pray is understandable.

Everybody's got a past. The past does not equal the future unless you live there.

Donald Trump was appealing to a lot of people with his populist message.

I get scared to death when I see people who say they've found Jesus Christ, and they're out there, and I wonder, who's teaching them? Who's mentoring them?