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.
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 teache… - Michala Petri
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 teache…
- Michala Petri
It is important to note that the world changes and that perception of music changes as well. - Michala Petri
It is important to note that the world changes and that perception of music changes as well.
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… - 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…
When you play the oboe, the flute or other wind instruments, there is something between you and the breath; there is the embouchure, the reed, etc. B… - Michala Petri
When you play the oboe, the flute or other wind instruments, there is something between you and the breath; there is the embouchure, the reed, etc. B…
In contemporary music, the challenge for me is to make the recorder sound as naturally expressive as, for example, the violin - without doing it too … - Michala Petri
In contemporary music, the challenge for me is to make the recorder sound as naturally expressive as, for example, the violin - without doing it too …
I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural. - Michala Petri
I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural.
When I was very young, Denmark was a very small country, and we still are, but it was then very provincial and everybody knew everybody. Now, we are … - Michala Petri
When I was very young, Denmark was a very small country, and we still are, but it was then very provincial and everybody knew everybody. Now, we are …
In concert, I often try to feel the audience and feel their way of hearing. If I feel that there is no contact between the audience and the music, I … - Michala Petri
In concert, I often try to feel the audience and feel their way of hearing. If I feel that there is no contact between the audience and the music, I …
Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself. - Michala Petri
Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.
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