“Denmark is, of course is very much like Germany: in terms of culture, the same kind of thinking, etc.” ThinkingKindCultureCoursesTermGermanyEtcDenmark Author:Michala Petri
“It was quite unusual to use the recorder as a concert instrument. But my mother, a pianist, actually helped me a lot by assuming that anything done on the piano can easily be done on the recorder! She helped me with technique and was just as critical about my playing as she was with her own. I think that has been one of my fortunes.” ThinkingHas BeensDoneUseMotherInstrumentsAssumingFortuneCriticalTechniquePianoConcertsUnusualPianistRecorders Author:Michala Petri
“Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.” ThinkingTermInstrumentsComposer Author:Michala Petri
“I think that today, in Europe at least, people don't tend to think so much about the instrument that is producing the music; they are more interested to see if the musician actually has something to say.” PeopleIfsThinkingTodayMusicianEuropeInstruments Author:Michala Petri
“I have always personally preferred to think of what is more difficult for my instrument, and not what is the most natural or the easiest. I enjoy the challenges - especially those that come with composers who have written contemporary music for the recorder.” ThinkingEnjoyDifficultNaturalChallengesWrittenInstrumentsContemporaryComposerRecordersContemporary Music Author:Michala Petri
