Hannibal and Petri

Performers: Michala Petri, recorder, & Lars Hannibal, guitar

Program: Works by Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Nørgaard, and Hvidtfelt

The musical universe of Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal is founded on dialogue, presence, and communication. This ongoing exchange — with one another, with the music, and with the audience — lies at the heart of an experience that goes far beyond an ordinary concert, forging a connection felt all the way to the back rows of the hall.

Sonning Prize winner Michala Petri returns to Tivoli Gardens with her long-time accompanist and life partner, Lars Hannibal, for a concert that journeys through time and space. Here, music is brought to life with humour and generosity, woven into our shared cultural heritage. Works from the Baroque era are reflected in contemporary compositions, always bound together by their sound and virtuosity.

At this concert, Michala Petri will enchant us with her full arsenal of recorders. Audiences can look forward to her own arrangement for tenor recorder of one of Bach’s sublimely beautiful cello suites, certain to shine through Petri’s musical prism, as well as a rare walking stick-style recorder from Beethoven’s era in a set of variations by Ernest Krämer. Corelli’s feverish La Folia will stand alongside Vivaldi’s Flute Sonata in G major, with both pieces providing opportunities for breathtaking virtuosity — works that push the boundaries of what is possible, a boundary where the super-virtuoso Michala Petri has thrived throughout her remarkable career.

These classical works are complemented by contemporary Danish music, including Per Nørgaard’s Pastorale from Babette’s Feast, which offers cinematic beauty with a subtle edge. The sub-bass recorder takes the spotlight in Hannibal’s own folk-inspired Evening in the Garden — a perfectly fitting title for a beautiful evening in the historic Gardens, and a piece that resonates wherever the duo performs. The evening will also feature the world premiere of Sven Hvidtfelt’s Pavane, inspired by Flow My Tears by John Dowland, a court musician under King Christian IV.

Come and experience a concert of rare intimacy, where two of Denmark’s finest musicians and musical storytellers will share their artistic and human generosity.

After the concert, you are invited to an Artist Talk in the Upper Rotunda of the Tivoli Concert Hall. Admission is free, and the talk will begin at approximately 18:45.
*Subject to change.