Michala Petri

Michala Petri is one of few recorder players in the world to enjoy a highly successful career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber player. She often appears in concert with her husband, Lars Hannibal, a guitarist and lutenist. Petri was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 7, 1958. She first played the recorder at three and then began lessons at five. The year 1969 was pivotal for the young artist; her concerto debut took place in Tivoli, and she also began studies in Hannover, West Germany, at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater under Ferdinand Conrad. Petri enj...