In recent years the recorder virtuoso Dan Laurin has performed in most parts of the world. Tours to the United States, Japan and Australia as well as appearances in the major European musical centres have confirmed his reputation as one of the most interesting—and sometimes controversial—performers on his instrument. His efforts to rediscover the sonic possibilities of the recorder have resulted in a technical facility and a style of playing that have won him numerous awards including a GRAMMY^® and the Society of Swedish Composers’ Prize for the best interpretation of contemporary Swedish music.

Dan Laurin is Professor of the Recorder and teaches at Stockholm’s Royal University College of Music. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and in 2001 he received the medal Litteris et Artibus from the King of Sweden.