1. Christian Lindberg was born on 15 February 1958 and is a Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer.
13 Facts About Christian Lindberg
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Christian Lindberg originally borrowed a trombone to join his friends' Dixieland jazz group, inspired by records of Jack Teagarden.
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Christian Lindberg attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, where his teachers included Sven-Erik Eriksson.
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Christian Lindberg studied with John Iveson at the Royal College of Music and with Ralph Sauer and Roger Bobo in Los Angeles.
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Christian Lindberg is noted for his performances of contemporary music, as well as expanding the repertoire of concerti for trombone.
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On 7 September 2017, Christian Lindberg gave his 100th trombone concerto premiere.
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Christian Lindberg was the soloist in the premiere of Sandstrom's Motorbike Concerto.
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Christian Lindberg began to compose in the 1990s at the encouragement of Sandstrom.
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Christian Lindberg's first-performed work was Arabenne for trombone and strings, recorded in 1997.
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In 2000, Christian Lindberg made his conducting debut with the Northern Sinfonia in the UK.
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Christian Lindberg has regularly conducted the Nordic Chamber Orchestra and the Swedish Wind Ensemble.
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Christian Lindberg was principal conductor of the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, and was contracted to the orchestra until 2018.
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From 2016 to 2021, Christian Lindberg was conductor and music director at the Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra.