Christian Lindberg

Christian Lindberg (born 1958) is a Swedish trombone virtuoso. He is likely the only person to have a successful career as a full-time international trombone soloist. Lindberg has premiered over 200 works, including over 70 new concerti. Image File history File links Christianlindberg. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ...

Growing up in Stockholm, it was there that he learned to play the baritone horn before taking up the trombone at the age of 17. By the age of 19 he had a professional position in the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra and at 20 he left the orchestral career behind to study to become a full-time soloist. The Old town in Stockholm from the air is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... In the UK a baritone horn, most often shortened to baritone, is a bass Saxhorn in Bb, which is also at trombone/trumpet pitch. ... The Royal Swedish Opera, as seen from the southwest The Royal Swedish Opera, or Kungliga Operan, is the national stage for opera in Sweden. ...

He initially worked with pianist and college friend Roland Pöntinen and local composer Jan Sandström. Early fame came with Sandström's notorious "Motorbike Concerto", which involves all the sounds of a motorbike from revving, gear changes, skidding, and a complete story told through the trombone. Lindbergs Art Motorbike Odyssey is a concerto for solo tenor trombone and (extended) full orchestra, written by Swedish composer Jan Sandström in 1989. ...

Very early in his solo career he was heard by Robert von Bahr who owns the Swedish record label BIS. Initially commissioned for an impressive three album deal to cover the most challenging music in the repertoire, Lindberg has gone on to produce over 60 solo CDs.

Lindberg's facility on the trombone is among the greatest on his instrument. For example, his performance of the solo violin part of Winter from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons concerti requires amazing speed, accuracy, stamina, flexibility and range. By contrast, he brings his lyrical playing abilities to pieces such as "Julietta's Farewell" from his arrangement of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart, the lowest being the G just below middle C. It is the smallest and highest-tuned member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. ... Unconfirmed portrait of Antonio Vivaldi. ... The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni in the original Italian) is the name given to the four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, Opus 8, No. ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofev, 15/April 271, 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Ukrainian-born Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ...

He is best known for his performance of avant-garde and other theatrical works, achieving a marvellous audience rapport. His repertoire includes Luciano Berio's Sequenza V, Sandström's Motorbike Concerto, Fredrik Högberg's "The Ballad of Kit Bones" and Su ba do be. A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Luciano Berio (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. ...

He has developed his tone in the German tradition of a thick, warm sound, often with a fast vibrato. This is the most striking difference between Lindberg's playing and the American and British virtuosi, who tend toward a more focused, free sound.

His compositional career began at the age of 39 after Sven-David Sandström convinced Lindberg to try his hand at composition. His first-performed work was "Arabenne" for trombone and strings, recorded in 1997. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2000 he made his conducting debut with the Northern Sinfonia in the UK. This article is about the year 2000. ...

He has released recordings with orchestras such as the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO), formed in 1979, is a professional orchestra with 96 musicians. ...

External links

• Christian Lindberg's official website
• BIS Record label
• Edition Tarrodi, publisher of Lindberg's compositions and arrangements