Biography
Christian Lindberg stands out as likely the earliest classical trombonist to build and sustain a thriving full-time career devoted exclusively to solo appearances, and he is now widely viewed as one of the instrument’s preeminent masters. He has simultaneously forged a parallel identity as both conductor and composer.
Born on February 15, 1958, in Djursholm, Sweden, Lindberg came to the trombone relatively late, taking it up at seventeen after encountering recordings by jazz great Jack Teagarden. His training took place at the Royal Stockholm Academy of Music, where Sven Erik Eriksson numbered among his instructors. At nineteen he was appointed principal trombonist of the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm, yet he departed the post after a single season, citing boredom with orchestral routine. Following additional work in Stockholm he relocated to London for study at the Royal College of Music under John Iverson and later pursued lessons in Los Angeles with Ralph Sauer and Roger Bobo.
His solo profile rose rapidly after he captured first prize at the 1981 Nordic Soloists’ Biennale competition. The Henri Tomasi Trombone Concerto served as the vehicle for his formal concert debut in 1984, by which point he had already issued his first recording, The Virtuoso Trombone, on the BIS label in 1983—an association that has continued throughout his career. Lindberg now performs dozens of concerts annually across the globe, has secured numerous major competition victories, conducts frequent lectures and masterclasses, and holds the honorary title of Prince Consort Composer at London’s Royal College of Music.
He has devoted considerable energy to enlarging the trombone repertoire, giving premieres of more than three hundred works—over ninety of them concertos—and producing more than one hundred arrangements or transcriptions. Among the composers who have written for him are Alfred Schnittke, Michael Nyman, and Arvo Pärt. A particularly close collaborator has been Jan Sandström, who composed the Motorbike Concerto for Lindberg, a piece the soloist performs in costume, as he does with several other works.
At Sandström’s urging Lindberg began composing himself; his first substantial effort, Arabenne for trombone and strings, was finished in 1997 and premiered the following year. Since then he has received commissions for more than fifty additional pieces from orchestras worldwide. As a conductor he has appeared regularly with ensembles throughout Europe—especially in Scandinavia—China, Japan, and the Americas. He served as principal conductor of the Nordic Chamber Orchestra from 2004 to 2011, of the Swedish Wind Ensemble from 2005 to 2012, and, beginning in 2009, of the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra. A major undertaking outside these posts has been the Allan Pettersson Project with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, whose aim is to record all seventeen of Pettersson’s symphonies; the cycle reached Symphony No. 15 in 2022.
Born on February 15, 1958, in Djursholm, Sweden, Lindberg came to the trombone relatively late, taking it up at seventeen after encountering recordings by jazz great Jack Teagarden. His training took place at the Royal Stockholm Academy of Music, where Sven Erik Eriksson numbered among his instructors. At nineteen he was appointed principal trombonist of the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm, yet he departed the post after a single season, citing boredom with orchestral routine. Following additional work in Stockholm he relocated to London for study at the Royal College of Music under John Iverson and later pursued lessons in Los Angeles with Ralph Sauer and Roger Bobo.
His solo profile rose rapidly after he captured first prize at the 1981 Nordic Soloists’ Biennale competition. The Henri Tomasi Trombone Concerto served as the vehicle for his formal concert debut in 1984, by which point he had already issued his first recording, The Virtuoso Trombone, on the BIS label in 1983—an association that has continued throughout his career. Lindberg now performs dozens of concerts annually across the globe, has secured numerous major competition victories, conducts frequent lectures and masterclasses, and holds the honorary title of Prince Consort Composer at London’s Royal College of Music.
He has devoted considerable energy to enlarging the trombone repertoire, giving premieres of more than three hundred works—over ninety of them concertos—and producing more than one hundred arrangements or transcriptions. Among the composers who have written for him are Alfred Schnittke, Michael Nyman, and Arvo Pärt. A particularly close collaborator has been Jan Sandström, who composed the Motorbike Concerto for Lindberg, a piece the soloist performs in costume, as he does with several other works.
At Sandström’s urging Lindberg began composing himself; his first substantial effort, Arabenne for trombone and strings, was finished in 1997 and premiered the following year. Since then he has received commissions for more than fifty additional pieces from orchestras worldwide. As a conductor he has appeared regularly with ensembles throughout Europe—especially in Scandinavia—China, Japan, and the Americas. He served as principal conductor of the Nordic Chamber Orchestra from 2004 to 2011, of the Swedish Wind Ensemble from 2005 to 2012, and, beginning in 2009, of the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra. A major undertaking outside these posts has been the Allan Pettersson Project with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, whose aim is to record all seventeen of Pettersson’s symphonies; the cycle reached Symphony No. 15 in 2022.
Albums

Hiking IV
2026

Hiking III
2026

Hiking II
2026

Hiking I
2026

Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
2026

Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in d-minor (arranged for brass ensemble)
2025

Our Orchestras: Christchurch Symphony, Dalasinfoniettan, Göteborg Wind Orchestra, Hercules Brass
2025

Ebbe Ringblom: Song for Sophie
2025

Dorota Siuda: In Full Bloom
2025

Our Orchestras I: Adda Simfonica - Bilkent Symphony - Bogota Philharmonic - Camerata Nordica
2025

Swedish Chamber Orchestra: In Concert
2025

Romances for Trombone and Piano
2025

ADDA Simfònica - In Concert
2025

Israel NK Orchestra in Concert
2025

Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture C-minor Opus 62 "Coriolan"
2025

Romanian National Radio Orchestra in Concert
2025

Nürnberger Symphoniker in Concert
2025

Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Concert
2025

Símon Bolívar Orchestra in Concert
2025

Three Tenors at Valudden
2025

Maurice Ravel: Bolero
2025

Lindberg Pöntinen: Soothing Encores
2025

Paul Hindemith: Konzertmusik für Blasorchester Opus 41
2025

Andris Dzenītis: The Lonely Pine Tree
2025

Prince of Denmark: Brass and Percussion II
2025

Christian Lindberg: Arabenne for Trombone and Strings
2025

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto E-Major, BWV 1042
2025

Vladislav Blazhevich: The Complete Trombone-Duets Volume I
2025

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
2025

Per Egland: One Last Beak
2025

Jan Sandström: Wahlberg Variations
2025

Prince of Denmark Brass Ensemble
2025

Taja Astar: Sonnet for Trombone
2025

Lindberg: Royal Chapel Music For Prince Of Denmark
2025

Anton Bruckner: Aequale WAB 114
2024

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 & Suite for Violin & Strings Op. 117
2024

Egland: In Full Bloom
2024

Hindemith: Symphony in B-Flat
2024

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
2024

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
2024

Corigliano: Clarinet Concerto
2024

When You Wish Upon A Star
2024

Gershwin: Three Preludes for Piano (transcribed for trombone and piano)
2024

Sibelius: Suite for Violin and Strings
2024

Lindberg Conducts Schumann
2024

Liceu Opera Orchestra: In Full Bloom
2024

Christian Lindberg: A Cappella
2024

Hercules Brass: In Full Bloom
2024

Israel NK Orchestra: In Full Bloom
2024

Georg Philip Telemann: In Full Bloom
2024

Romanian Radio Orchestra: In Full Bloom
2024

Prince of Denmark Air Force band: In Full Bloom
2024

Pacho Flores: In Full Bloom
2024

Camerata Nordica: In Full Bloom
2024

Peter Moore: In Full Bloom
2024

Tchaikovsky: In Full Bloom
2024

Ian Bousfield: In Full Bloom
2024

Johann Sebastian Bach: In Full Bloom
2024

Rossini: In Full Bloom
2024

Shostakovich: Gadfly Suite
2024

Alessi: In Full Bloom
2024

Mozart: In Full Bloom
2024

Roland Pöntinen: In Full Bloom
2024

Sergei Nakariakov: In Full Bloom
2024

Egland: Trombone Concerto
2024

Respighi: Pines of Rome
2024

Christian Lindberg In Full Bloom Vol. 1
2024

Blazhevich: Duet No. 1
2024

Mozart: In Focus Volume II
2024

Summer Hits 2024
2024

European Gramophone Summer Hits 24
2024

Christian Lindberg: Pieces for Solo Trombone
2024

Lindberg: Dagge
2024

Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto
2024

Lindberg: CAD
2024

Three Swedish Composers Vol. II
2024

Three Swedish Composers Vol. I
2024

Lindberg: SHA
2024

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat: III Finale
2024

Christian Lindberg: In Focus
2024

Tchaikovsky: Suite from Pique Dame
2024

A Night at the Opera
2024

An American in Paris
2024

National Radio Orchestra of Romania: In Focus
2024

Taipei Symphony: In Focus
2024

Rossini: In Focus
2024

Lithuanian National Orchestra: In Focus
2024

Nordic Wind Ensemble: In Focus
2024

Trombonists: In Focus
2024

Oviedo Filarmonia: In Focus
2024

Wermland Opera Orchestra: In Focus
2024

Liceu Opera Orchestra: In Focus
2024

Camerata Nordica: In Focus
2024

Swedish Chamber Orchestra: In Focus
2024

Nürnberger Symphoniker: In Focus
2024

Liepaja Symphony: In Focus
2024

ADDA Simfònica: In Focus
2024

Israel NK Orchestra: In Focus
2024

David/Lindberg: Trombone Concerto (1837)
2024

Lindberg/Pöntinen: Live in USA
2024

Mozart: In Focus Volume I
2024

Mozart: 12 Duos K 487
2024

Símon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra: In Focus
2024

Beethoven: In Focus
2024

Brahms: In Focus
2024

Egland: In Focus
2024

Lindberg - Pöntinen: In Focus
2024

Lindberg: Symphony No 1 "2017" & Symphony No 2 "2022"
2024

Three Trombone Solos
2024

Bach: Three-Part Inventions
2024

Bach: Three-Part Inventions, BWV 787/801: No. 1 in C, BWV 787
2024

Mozart: Duos
2024

When You Whish Uopn a Star
2023

Nutcracker Suite x2
2023

Förunderligt och märkligt
2023

Royal Firework Music
2023

Det strålar en stjärna
2023

Nu täntas tusen juleljus
2023

Ding Dong
2023

Away in the Manger
2023

Det är en ros utsprungen
2023

Chrille´s Christmas Cracker
2023

Silent Night
2023

Best in Brass
2023

Amazing Grace
2023

Gläns över sjö och strand
2023

Lindberg: Deck the Halls
2023

Lindberg: Symphony No. 1
2023

Mozart: Duo No. 2 K 487
2023

Mozart: Duo No. 10 K 487
2023

Mozart: Duo No 9 K 487
2023

Weinberg: Trumpet Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 94
2023

Dragonfly
2023

Symphony No. 2
2023

Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 3: DWV 789
2023

Prince Of Denmark
2023

Fanfare La Peri
2023

Requerdos De Girona
2023

The Essential Pacho Flores
2023

Bach: Three-Part Invention No. II
2023

Trombone Extravaganza
2023

Mozart - Schumann
2023

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26 "Fingal´s Cave"
2023

Schumann: Symphony No. 4
2023

Yersinia Pestis - Rosendorn
2023

Lindberg & Musica Vitae
2023

Rossini: The Thieving Magpie
2023

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
2023

Hindemith: March from Symphonic Metamorfosis
2023

Yersinia Pestis
2023

European Gramophone Holiday Hits
2023

Mozart: Duo No.6 K452
2023

Prokofiev - Borodin
2023

Beethoven - Schubert
2023

Liceu Brass Ensemble
2023

Amicitia (Friendship)
2023

Lindberg Fireworks
2023

The Essential Egland
2023

Czardas
2023

Lindberg: Trombone Concerto I, II & III
2023

Lindberg and Strings
2023

Jan Sandström: A Composer´s Portrait
2023

Dance of the Witches
2023

Lindberg & Brass
2023

Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
2023

Tango Jalousie
2023

Percoco - The Film Music Score
2023

Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E Flat Major
2023

Music for Voices Vol. 2
2023

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
2023

Sueño Macabros
2023

Mozart: Duet no. 3 K 487
2023

Beethoven´s two Pillars
2023

Golden Hits for Trombone and Piano
2023

The Essential Tchaikovsky
2023

BACH for Brass and Organ
2023

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
2023

Essential Overtures
2023

Weill: Excerpts from Dreigroschenoper
2023

The Essential Christian Lindberg
2023

The Essential Mozart
2023

The Essential Schubert
2023

European Gramophone GOLDEN HITS
2023

Verdi: Overture to la Forza del Destino
2023

Strauss: Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare
2023

Lullaby for a Bach and a Conn
2023

Christmas Hangover
2022

EG HIGHLIGHTS 2022
2022

Mandrake in the Corner
2022

A Christmas Greeting
2022

New Year Crackers
2022

Christmas Special
2022

David: Concertinissimo
2022

Woodpecker´s Dance
2022

Schubert: Overture to Die Freunde von Salamanka
2022

Trombostalgia
2022

Musica Diabolica
2022

Echoes of Eternity
2022

Nordland Nostalgia
2022

Boccherini: Symphony No. 4 in D minor G. 506 "La Casa del Diavolo"
2022

Schubert: The Devils Overtures
2022

Lindberg: Music for Trombone and Strings
2022

Brass Festival Vol. 2
2022

Doctor Decker´s Daydream
2022

Brass Festival Vol. 1
2022

Catmania
2022

Brass Concertos
2022

Tribute to M&T&D
2022

Carmen Suite
2022

Brandt - Konzertstück No. 2
2022

Magle: Skyward - Fanfare and Anthem
2022

Best of Schubert Vol. 1
2022

Best of Schubert Vol. 2
2022

Schubert: Symphony No. 5 D.485
2022

Schubert: Overture in Italian Style in C Major D. 591
2022

Schubert: Four Songs for Trombone and Piano
2022

Pettersson: Symphony No. 15 & Viola Concerto
2022

The Best of Tchaikovsky Vol. 2
2022

The Best of Tchaikovsky Vol. 1
2022

Double Nutcracker
2022

Romeo and Juliet
2022

Tchaikovsky: Six Romances Op. 6 (Arr. for Trombone and Piano)
2022

Best of Brass Vol. 2
2022

Best of Brass Vol. 1
2022

Un Sueno Morisco
2022

Caballos Mágicos
2022

Golden Eagle
2022

Condor Canyon
2022

Best of Mozart vol 3
2022

Mozart: Magic Flute Suite
2022

The Ultimate Baroque
2022

Per Egland: A Composer´s Portrait
2022

Best of Georg Philip Telemann
2022

A Christian Christmas
2021

KUNDAAN THE COMPLETE STORY
2021

Merry Christmas
2021

The Art Of The Saxophone
2021

The Best of Nordic Wind Ensemble
2021

Creeping Out of the Muddeded
2021

The Lost Clown
2021

Best of Romantic Music
2021

Rainbow
2021

The Nutcracker Suite
2021

ROSSINI: Guillaume Tell Overture
2021

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 97 "Rheinische Symphonie"
2021

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
2021

40 Years on Stage
2021

Nutcracker Suite
2021

Black Hawk Eagle
2021

Guillaume Tell Overture
2021

THE ADVENTURES OF KUNDRAAN
2021

KUNDRAAN
2021

KUNDRAAN AND THE ARCTIC LIGHT
2021

KUNDRAAN´S KARMA
2021

Best of Contemporary Music
2021

FAKE NEWS
2021

Rudolphini Brothers
2021

L'HEURE BLEUE
2021

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
2021

Love Songs
2021

The Best of Mozart
2021

Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
2021

Pettersson: Symphony No. 12 "The Dead in the Square"
2021

When you wish upon a Star
2020

Nu tändas tusen Juleljus
2020

Gläns över Sjö och Strand
2020

Det Strålar en Stjärna
2020

Forunderligt at Sige
2020

Ding Dong Merrily on High
2020

Christian Lindberg: Orchestral Works
2020

Mozart: Duos for Horn, K. 487
2020

Hindemith: Sonata for Piano and Trombone
2020

Bach: Inventions
2020

Swedish Trombone Concertos
2020

Rossini: The best of
2020

PIYUT
2020

Bach: Prelude from Partita in E-Major
2020

Roland Pöntinen: Camera
2020

SCHUBERT: Symphony no 5
2020

MOZART: Symphony no 34
2020

Sibelius: Impromptu for Strings
2020

Land of the Rising Sun
2020

Borodin: Symphony no 2
2020

Telemann: Concerto for Trombone and Strings
2020

Telemann: Don Quixote
2020

Weber: ROMANCE
2020

Sandström: a Christian Song
2020

Tchaikovsky: Lied der Mignon
2020

SONG TO LOTTA
2020

Šulek: Sonata "Vox Gabrieli"
2020

Schubert: Des Teufels Lustschloss, D.84: Overture
2020

My Funny Valentine
2020

Hava Nagila Variations
2020

Oberon Overture
2020

BLACK HAWK EAGLE
2020

ERO ARCTICA
2020

MUSICA VITAE
2020

MOZART ARIAS AND MORE
2020

Bernstein: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
2020

Carefree
2020

Deck The Halls
2019

Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 17 (Fragment)
2019

Fractales
2018

Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2 & Ett drömspel
2018

C. Lindberg: Steppenwolf, Tales of Galamanta & Peking Twilight
2018

Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
2018

Bernstein: On the Waterfront
2018

Pettersson: Symphony No. 14
2017

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
2016

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, TH 27
2016

Pettersson: Symphony No. 13
2016

Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 16
2015

Baadsvik Plays Tuba Concertos
2014

Stenhammar: Serenade, Excelsior!, & Interlude from 'The Song'
2014

Pettersson: Symphony No. 9
2014

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Swan Lake Suite
2013

La creation du monde
2013

Pettersson, A.: Symphony No. 6
2012

Marthinsen: Snapshot Symphony
2011

A Lindberg Extravaganza
2011

Olsen: Symphony No. 1 - Trombone Concerto - Asgaardsreien
2011

Christian Lindberg Conducts Jan Sandstrom
2011

Pettersson: Concerto No. 3 for Strings
2010

Trombone Recital: Lindberg, Christian - Castello, D. / Speer, D. / Frescobaldi, G.A. / Biber, H.I.F. Von / Cesare, G. (The Baroque Trombone)
2009

Pettersson, A.: 8 Barefoot Songs / Concertos for Strings Nos. 1-2
2009

Lindberg, C.: Of Blood So Red / Asa / Akbank Bunka (A Composer Portrait Ii)
2008

Pickard: Flight of Icarus (The) / The Spindle of Necessity / Channel Firing
2008

Nielsen: Suite / Linde: Concerto Piccolo / Leifs: Variazioni Pastorali / Sibelius: Impromptu
2007

Berio / Xenakis / Turnage: Trombone Concertos Dedicated To Christian Lindberg
2007

Lindberg, C.: Helikon Wasp / The World of Montuagretta / Condor Canyon (A Composer's Portrait I)
2005

Alfven / Varese / Larsson Gothe: Wind Music
2004

Classical Trombone Concertos
2004

Turnage: Another Set-to, Silent Cities, Four-Horned Fandango & Fractured Lines
2002

Lindberg: Mandrake in the Corner / Hovland: Trombone Concerto
2001

Shilkret: Trombone Concerto / Hogberg: Trombone Concerto / Lindberg: Helikon Wasp
2000

Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4
1999

Bent Sørensen: Birds and Bells
1999

Bandidos (Los) - The Criminal Trombone No. 2 1/2
1998

Telemann / Sandstrom / Lindberg: Christian Lindberg Unaccompanied
1998

Rimsky-Korsakov / Holst / Bourgeous: Trombone Concertos
1997

Sandstrom: Don Quixote / Wahlberg Variations
1997

Songs for Sunset: Trombone and Piano
1996

American Trombone Concertos, Vol. 2
1996

Walker / Zwilich: Trombone Concertos
1993

Rimsky-Korsakov / Tomasi / Rota: Trombone Concertos
1993

Trombone And Voice In The Habsburg Empire
1992

Serocki / Sandstrom: Trombone Concertos
1991

Jacob / Howarth / Bourgeois: Trombone Concertos
1991

Lindberg, Christian: Sacred Trombone (The)
1991

Lindberg, Christian: Russian Trombone (The)
1991

Berio / Xenakis / Kagel / Cage: Works for Solo Trombone
1989

Romantic Trombone Concertos
1988

Pontinen: Blue Winder / Milhaud: Concertino D'Hiver
1988

Rossini / Schumann / Mozart / Schubert: Works Arranged for Trombone
1987

Burlesque Trombone
1986

Lindberg, Christian: Romantic Trombone (The)
1985

Lindberg, Christian: Virtuoso Trombone (The)
1984
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