Michala Petri - Born in Copenhagen on July 7th 1958 - and began playing the recorder at the age of three.

Michala Petri started her debut as concerto soloist at the Tivoli Concert Hall in 1969, the year in which she began her studies with Professor Ferdinand Conrad at the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater" in Hanover. Since then the Danish artist has toured extensively throughout Europe, North America, Israel, Australia and the Far East, and she has appeared at many of the worlds most prestigious festivals. Michala Petri has received the highest praise for her astonishing virtuosity in a repertoire ranging from the early baroque to contemporary works. Her international career spans four continents and includes thousands of concerts and numerous awards, which has established her as one of the finest musicians performing today, delighting and astonishing audiences worldwide with her virtuosity and musicality. In June 2000 Michala Petri received the most prestigious Sonning Music Prize.