Danish musician is in the game for the prestigious American Grammy

The Danish recorder player Michala Petri is with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chinese conductor Lan Shui has been nominated for an American Grammy in the category 'Best classical instrumental solo performance'.

Nominations are to the plate 'Chinese Recorder Concertos'.

- It is absolutely fantastic, and I am very proud, says Lars Hannibal, who is director of the record company behind the Grammy nominated album, Our Recordings.

Good chance of winning
The plate is Chinese concerts performed in a modern western style and it is a result of a collaboration that Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal behind - 'Dialogue - East Meets West', where both Western and Chinese musicians and composerscollaborate creatively.

Lars Hannibal certainly believe that they have a good chance of winning:

- It is an innovation in classical music. It has a width and a raffinerethed that makes the music evocative. People are very touched when they hear it. It's not just music to the brain, but also to the heart, says Lars Hannibal.

Important music award
Grammy Awards is considered one of the most prestigious music awards.

The category of Best Classical Instrumental suns performance is new to theGrammy contexts. It combines the previous categories of "Best instrumentalsoloist performance (with orchestra)" and "Best instrumental soloist performance(without orchestra).

Grammy Awards will take place 12th February in Los Angeles.