Christian Lindberg (trombone)

Christian Lindberg was born in Sweden in 1958 and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. He joined the Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra while still a student, but decided to pursue his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London with the aim of forgoing a career as a soloist. After pursuing further studies in Los Angeles, he made his solo debut at the age of twenty-five with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. He has since appeared as a soloist with many leading orchestras including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Orchestra, and has gained worldwide acclaim for his outstanding technical mastery of his instrument and profound musicianship. He has won first prize in many competitions including the prestigious Frank Martin Competition, in which he was also awarded the Maria Martin Prize. He is one of the world's finest exponents of his instrument and possesses a vast repertoire. His transcendental technical mastery...