Welcome

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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4 days ago

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet
We’re so happy to be heading out for concerts in both Denmark 🇩🇰 and Norway 🇳🇴 this month! 🙌🏻If you’re coming to one of the concerts in March, please come say hi! We always love meeting you before or after the concerts.See you very soon! ✨17–21 March – DenmarkKvitrende klangerLevende Musik i Skolenn18 March, 17:00 – Statens museum for kunst, Copenhagen, DenmarkBorrowed, Not Stolen🔗 Tickets & info:www.smk.dk/en/event/music-in-art-the-recorder-quartet-woodpeckers/20 March, 17:00 – Klosterkirken / Odense Domkirke, Odense, DenmarkBorrowed, Not Stolen🔗 Tickets & info:www.odensedomkirke.dk/b/forhandsres-woodpeckers-recorder-quartet-i-domkirke-el-klosterkirke-4226808321 March, 11:00 – Sønderborg biblioteket, DenmarkFamily Concert22 March, 14:00 – Klaverfabrikken, Hillerød, DenmarkFamily Concert🔗 Tickets & info:hillerod.nu/event/familiekoncert-woodpeckers-recorder-quartet-paa-klaverfabrikken/28 March, 14:00 – Nannestad Kirke, Nannestad, NorwayBorrowed, Not Stolen28 March, 19:30 – Kongsberg Kirke, Kongsberg, NorwayBorrowed, Not Stolen🔗 Tickets & info:skjerikirken.no/arrangement/palmehelg-med-the-woodpeckers-39f4f2ba6edc See MoreSee Less
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4 days ago

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet
On International Women’s Day, we are especially happy to celebrate the music of brilliant women composers. This is from West Cork Music in Bantry 🇮🇪This summer we premiered a new work by the Norwegian composer 🇳🇴Lene Grenager: The Horizontal Slide from her work written for us: Three Couplets Happy international women’s day 💫 #internationalwomensday❤️ #internationalwomensday💕 #internationalwomensday #contemporarymusicClara Guldberg RavnCaroline Eidsten DahlPernille PetersenKate Hearne See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet
This Sunday calls for music that speaks straight to the heart ☀️Today we’re sharing Largo – second movement from Vivaldi’s Concerto in C major, RV 443. Arrangement by Bertho Driever. We hope this Largo brings a sense of calm and beauty to your Sunday, wherever you are ✨#SundayMusic #Largo #ClassicalMusic #Vivaldi #RV443Pernille PetersenCaroline Eidsten DahlClara Guldberg RavnKate Hearne See MoreSee Less
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3 weeks ago

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet
We’ve just ended our first mini spring tour – a beautiful start to the season 😍While visiting St Nicolai Church in Trelleborg, Sweden, we recorded “So ben mi cha bon tempo” (1590) by Orazio Vecchi. Though originally a lively Renaissance piece, we chose a slower tempo, allowing the church’s rich acoustics to shape the music 💫More to come from us this spring! 👉🏻Clara Guldberg RavnCaroline Eidsten DahlPernille PetersenKate Hearne See MoreSee Less
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