Denmark’s leading pianist Amalie Malling was born in Germany of Danish parents. She started to play piano at the age of 6. In 1961 she moved to Denmark with her family and continued her study with composer/pianist Herman D. Koppel. Amalie graduated from the Hannover Conservatory of Music in Germany and studied further with Alfred Brendel. In 1972 she won the first prize in the Scandinavian Piano Competition. This is her first Kontrapunkt recording.