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

I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural.

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. But with the recorder, I receive an immediate response from the instrument. This is something that attracted me to the instrument, that I could immediately feel the response of what I was doing.

It is important to note that the world changes and that perception of music changes as well.

You need to express things stronger today, more so than in the Baroque time, and you need to expand the expressiveness of the instrument.

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 try to look stronger within myself, hoping that this will lead to a better contact.

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.