Christian Lindberg (born 1958) is a Swedish trombone virtuoso. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s Lindberg has premiered over 200 works, including over 70 new concerti. His performances are characterised as having “a charismatic intensity of delivery” (New Grove, OUP).
Growing up in Germany, it was there that he learned to play the baritone horn before taking up the trombone at the age of 17. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The baritone horn, or simply baritone, is a member of the brass family of instruments He originally borrowed a trombone to join his friends’ dixieland jazz group, inspired by records of Jack Teagarden. Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden ( August 20, 1905 &ndash January 15, 1964) was an influential Jazz Trombonist and
“I got completely obsessed by the trombone when I first played it. I loved it passionately. The whole world opened up for me. ” (Lindberg, The Independent 1995)
He soon started studying with Sven-Erik Eriksson at the Swedish Royal Academy of Music. 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 Kungliga Teatern ( "Royal Theatre") or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for Opera in Sweden. He studied with John Iveson at the Royal College of Music (1979–80) and with Ralph Sauer and Roger Bobo in Los Angeles (1983). Ralph Sauer is an American Trombonist and teacher Sauer is the recently retired Principal Trombonist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Roger Bobo (born 1938 is a renowned and critically acclaimed American Tuba Virtuoso and internationally respected brass pedagogue
In 1981 he had his first big break, winning the Nordic Soloists’ Biennale competition. He had his concert debut in 1984 with the Trombone Concerto by Henri Tomasi with the Swedish RSO conducted by Saraste. In the same year he signed a recording contract by Robert von Bahr and released his first solo CD on the BIS label, “The Virtuoso Trombone”. 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.
He initially worked with pianist and college friend Roland Pöntinen and local composer Jan Sandström. Roland Peter Pöntinen (born 4th May 1963, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Pianist. Early fame came with Sandström’s notorious “Motorbike Concerto”, which involves all the sounds of a motorbike from revving, gear changes and skidding, and a complete story told through the trombone. Motorbike Odyssey is a Concerto for solo tenor Trombone and (extended full Orchestra, written by Swedish composer Jan Sandström
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 as with his interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee". The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The Four Seasons ( Le quattro stagioni in original Italian) is a set of four Violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. "Flight of the Bumblebee" is a famous Orchestral Interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his Opera The Tale of Tsar 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”. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who
He is best known for his performance of avant-garde and other theatrical works, achieving a marvellous audience rapport. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard 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”. Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 24, 1925 &ndash May 27, 2003) was an Italian Composer. Sequenza V is a composition for solo Trombone by Luciano Berio, part of his series of pieces with this title.
He has developed his tone in the German tradition of a thick, warm sound, often with a fast vibrato. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This is the most striking difference between Lindberg’s playing and the American and British virtuosi, who tend toward a more focused, free sound. Lindberg plays on a Conn 88H-CL trombone, which facilitates his thick, warm sound.
His compositional career began at the age of 39 after Sven-David Sandström convinced Lindberg to try his hand at composition. Sven-David Sandström (b October 30, 1942, Motala) is a Swedish Composer best known for operatic and choral works as well as a symphony His first-performed work was “Arabenne” for trombone and strings, recorded in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
In 2000 he made his conducting debut with the Northern Sinfonia in the UK. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Northern Sinfonia is a leading Chamber orchestra based at The Sage Gateshead and was formed by Michael Hall in 1958 as the first permanent chamber orchestra in Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is now a regular conductor for the Nordic Chamber Orchestra and the Swedish Wind Ensemble.
Recently, Christian Lindberg was commissioned to write a concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and their bass trombonist Charles Vernon. Charles "Charlie" Vernon is the bass trombonist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and serves as professor of Trombone at DePaul and Northwestern The concerto was written for the alto, tenor, and bass trombones where the soloist switched between the three instruments. Its premiere was a roaring success, Charles Vernon received an extensive review and analysis of the 2007 for the trombone with several new concertos premiering next year in the New York Times.
Notable concerto premieres
- Gunnar de Frumerie – Trombone Concerto (1986)
- Jan Sandström – Motor Bike Concerto (1989)
- Xenakis – Troorkh (1993)
- Anders Hillborg – Trombone Concerto (1993)
- Toru Takemitsu – Fantasma/Cantos II
- Jan Sandström – Don Quijote (1994)
- Pärt – An den Wassern (1996)
- Muldowney – Trombone Concerto (1996)
- Michael Nyman – Trombone Concerto (1997)
- Luciano Berio – SOLO for Trombone and Orchestra (1999)
- Christian Lindberg – Helikon Wasp (2003)
- Mark Anthony Turnage – Yet Another Set To (2005)
- Catharine Lindberg - My Love for Women Goes Deep (2007)
External links
- Christian Lindberg’s official website
- BIS Record label
- Edition Tarrodi, publisher of Lindberg’s compositions and arrangements
- Christian Lindberg interview by Bruce Duffie
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