Many people used to call me a child prodigy, but I never thought that. I knew that I had learned everything, that I had very good circumstances.

Composers often think in terms of music and not of an instrument itself.

It is not very natural to make dynamic changes with the recorder. When you play a long note and want to make a diminuendo, the pitch will fall, and vice versa. So you need to adjust these with your fingers.

Denmark is, of course is very much like Germany: in terms of culture, the same kind of thinking, etc.

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 very much like the rest of the world, especially with the arrival of the internet.

Looking for inspiration in expression, I have actually always looked to singers and violinists. I have never really looked only at the recorder as a remedy for my expressions.

Each composer has their own language, and I try to meet the challenges, even if at first sight, they appear impossible.