“Huge talent with polymath abilities and catholic tastes."
– THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
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Michala Petri
“A beautiful display of surprisingly rich modern recorder repertoire.
Petri delivers dynamic concertos with crystal-clear tone
and perfectly-judged spikiness and lyricism"
– (FP) May 201 BBC Music Magazine (UK)
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ABOUT
For almost 50 years, Michala Petri has been one of the most universally recognized and beloved recorder players in the world. She has performed almost 5.000 concerts and has discography of more than 70 critically-acclaimed and award winning recordings. Michala Petri was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 7, 1958 to musical parents. A child prodigy, she first picked up a recorder at the age of three and by the time she was ten, she made her concerto debut in Tivoli Concert Hall and began her formal studies at the at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, Germany, with Professor Ferdinand Conrad. By the time she was seventeen, she was already making recordings with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Her repertoire spans the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras and extends into contemporary and improvised music and multi-media. This versatility, together with a flawless technique, an insatiable curiosity, and the ability to make an emotional connection with her audiences has contributed to her special appeal as an artist. Her list of collaborators reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of late 20th century classical music, including such legendary artists as Sir Neville Marriner, Claudio Abbado, Sir James Galway, Gidon Kremer, Heinz Holliger, Henryk Szeryng, Pinchas Zukerman, Maurice Andre, Joshua Bell, Mahan Esfahani, Hille Perl and Keith Jarrett. More
"Michala Petri`s playing, it goes without saying, is impeccable and her music interpretation vivid"
– Andrew Mayes, - May 2013
The Recorder Magazine (UK)
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"...Michala Petri's playing is beyond any doubt: technical acrobatics, perfect, almost hypnotizing tone shaping and a highly emotional art of expression are in a wonderful harmony..."
– Christof Jetzschke
Klasssik Heute (Germany)
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"A wonderful advert for this instrumental pairing and for virtuosity in general. Superbly engineered sound"
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