Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

Woodpeckers are a dynamic group of virtuoso recorder players who share a common interest in performing and promoting both very old and very new music for their instrument. Their aim is to present the recorder as an important concert instrument of our times. At the forefront of Woodpeckers’ ideology is the drive to kick the age-old image of the recorder being merely a stepping-stone to something else, and they are intent on spreading their knowledge far and wide, be it through videos, recordings, workshops, teaching, research, and of course, live concerts.

Photo by: Orla Lavelle 2025

Debut Album 2023 with LAWO Classics

In the 2025/2026 season, Woodpeckers is performing with Clara Guldberg Ravn, who will be stepping in for Katarina Widell during her leave.

Photo by: Karlis Dzjamko at West Cork Early Music Festival 2025.  More photos at Press package 2025/26

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is generously funded by: 

William Demant Fonden, Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse, Kiruna Kommun, Region Norrbotten, Statens Kunstfond, Solistforeningen af 1921, Kulturdirektoratet and Swedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet)

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

2 weeks ago

Getting ready for our tour in Norrbotten 🇸🇪 next week!!🥳🥳 Looking forward to playing for kids in Kiruna, Piteå, Haparanda and Boden 🎉NorrbottensmusikenKate Hearne Pernille PetersenCaroline Eidsten DahlClara Guldberg Ravn #woodpeckersontour … See MoreSee Less

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

1 month ago

A little glimpse from the finale of our concert at Sct. Mortens Church in Næstved 🇩🇰 last week! We had some fun with the final movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto in C major, originally written for sopranino recorder and orchestra, here brilliantly arranged for recorder quartet by Bertho Driever.It’s definitely fun to play… but does it look as fun as it feels? 😄Kate HearneCaroline Eidsten DahlPernille PetersenClara Guldberg Ravn … See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

What a wonderful afternoon at Sct. Mortens Church in Næstved, Denmark! ✨This week, we had the pleasure of performing our programme Borrowed, Not Stolen, featuring dances by Johan Helmich Roman alongside our commissioned work with dances by Nicklas Schmidt.A beautiful setting and such and enthusiastic audience 🙏🏻 thank you for having us! ❤️Nicklas Ishøy SchmidtClara Guldberg RavnPernille PetersenKate HearneCaroline Eidsten Dahl … See MoreSee Less

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Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet is with Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and 4 others.

2 months ago

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany! 🇩🇪🎶🥰This year’s festival theme was Stockholm, and what better way to celebrate than with music by one of Sweden’s great Baroque composers, Johan Helmich Roman?Here we are having some fun with one of the movements from his monumental Golovin Music (Golovinmusiken) a collection of orchestral pieces written in Stockholm, 1728 🇸🇪✨🎻Caroline Eidsten DahlClara Guldberg RavnPernille PetersenKate HearneSchleswig-Holstein Musik Festival#SchleswigHolsteinMusikFestival #SHMF #JohanHelmichRoman #Golovinmusiken #Stockholm #BaroqueMusic #EarlyMusic #SwedishMusic … See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

Our hearts are full!! 🌟🌟🌟We are so happy and grateful to have been part of wonderful @schleswighosteinmusikfestival!Two sold-out concerts, with the most amazing and enthusiastic audiences.. we couldn’t have asked for more! ❤️A huge thank you to everyone who works for the festival. Every single person we met was incredibly kind, welcoming, and professional.What a beautiful experience for us, this one we will carry with us for a long time. Vielen Dank!! ❤️🎶Schleswig-Holstein Musik FestivalKate HearneClara Guldberg RavnCaroline Eidsten DahlPernille Petersen … See MoreSee Less

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