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SCHEDULE SPRING 2011

10-12 January: Soloist with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sweden

Programme: David Trombone Concerto, Sandström A Motorbike Odyssey

16-21 January: Conducting Recording with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Programme: Pettersson Symphony no 6

22-28 January: Conducting Norwegian Tour with Arctic Philharmonic

Programme: Tchaikovsky Swanlake Suite, Ness Tuba Concerto, Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5

29 January-4 February: Recordings with Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Tchaikovsky Swanlake Suite, Ness Tuba Concerto, Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5

13-25 February: Conducting Simon Bolivar Orchestra

Programme: Sibelius Symphony no 2, Lindberg The Waves of Wollongong, Nielsen Helios Overture

28 Feb-4 March: Conducting Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Nielsen Helios Overture, Sandström Echoes of Eternity, Grieg Piano Concerto, Sibelius Symphony no 2

12-18 March: Conducting Orchesta Sinfonica d V, Barcelona

Programme: Berwald Overture Estrella de Soria, David Trombone Concerto, Bach Prelude from Cello Suite, Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5

23-24 March Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Puccini La Boheme

26-30 March: Conducting Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Programme: Mozart Concerto, Tarrodi new piece, Lindberg Kundraan, Bizet Symphony in C

15 April Vienna Marathon

23-26 April: Conducting Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Berwald Overture Estrella de Soria, Lindberg Lightening over Kythnos, Tchaikovsky Symphony no 5

28 April: World Premiére with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Programme: Lindberg Peking Twilight(Concerto for Orchestra)

30 April-16 May: Conducting Opera with Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Puccini La Boheme

21-26 May: Soloist with Orkesta Sinfonica d V, Barcelona

Programme: L Mozart Concerto, Lindberg Kundraan´s Karma, Lindberg Mandrake in the Corner

28-30 May: Conducting Welsh Wind Ensemble, UK

Programme: Lindberg Concerto for Winds and Percussion, Lindberg Timpani Concerto, Stavinsky Symphonies of Wind instruments, Gershwin An American in Paris

4-5 June: Recording with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme: Martinsson Fairlight, Lindgren Islands

15-21 Juni: Conducting Riga Sinfonietta

Mendelssohn: Fingal´s Cave, David: Trombone Concerto

Lindberg: Ero Arctica, Lindberg: Of Blood So Red

6 July: Conducting Opera/Music Theatre at City of London Festival

Programme: Lindberg Dawn in Galamanta

Comments and Answers

2012-05-07 Thank you for a fantastic performance of La Boheme in Tromsø.!! Mårten Norway Thanks a lot Mårten!! CL

2012-05-06 Hello Christian I wanted to know what method you used for the double detached compliments are the best. Guido Gemignani (Torre del Lago Puccini) Italy Guido Gemignani Torre del Lago Puccini I did not unerstand this question? CL

2012-04-26 Hello Mr. Lindberg my name is Giovante And i was wondering if you could give me some tips on having a successful Trombone Quartet? Giovante Brooks USA Hi there, The most important thing is to find four players on the same level. Secondly make sure You divide important tasks between the four of You. Thirdly, make sure You get concerts, so that You can develop Your artistic performance quality!! Best of luck, Warmest Regards, CL

2012-04-19 I always enjoy hearing you play. I always go to pickup my trombone and play because I am so inspiried. I will turn 70 in June and I am always willing to learn as much as I can. Any warm up tips that you have to share? Thank you for giving all of us trombonists a path to follow! Carole J. Paul Trombonist Carole J. Paul Canada Always start your warmup in the middle register! long notes and simple slurs!! Best of luck! CL

2012-04-15 Good luck with the Vienna Marathon.!!!!!! Frederich austria Thanks!! It was fun!! CL

2012-04-14 Hello, Mr Lindberg. I am a trombonist, I am 10 y/o/. I play 2 yeas. What do you think,where in the world the best school for contunine the learning of trombon playing? I like your Chardash in you tube very much. I like joke and musik together. Best regards,POlina POlina Tarasenko Ukraine The best place to go to is Hannover, to study with Jonas Bylund CL

2012-03-23 Mr. Lindberg, my wife, 5.5 year old son Enzo, and I will be coming to your concert in Barcelona in late May. Enzo makes a nice sound on his P Bone and plays violin well for his age. He loves the L Mozart concerto and is listening to the other pieces shown on the programme. We will be sitting on the stage and greatly look forward to the evening! Ben Baldanza USA How Wonderful!! Hope that Your son will enjoy the evening!! CL

2012-03-12 Dear Mr. Lindberg, My name is Matt Striplen, and I am a trombonist studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Mark Lawrence. I will be participating in a concert tour across Europe this summer as part of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Would it be possible for me to play for you sometime between July 7-21? I will be arriving in Germany on June 21. I will also be giving the American premier of the Michael Nyman Concerto this May, and playing this for you would be a tremendous honor for me. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Matt Striplen Matt Striplen USA Dear Matt, great to hear that You will play the Nyman Concerto!! Best of luck and great success!!! unfortunately I will not be able to meet You in July, but please stay in touch and tell me how the premiere turned out!! I am really curious to hear how the american audience will react to this beautiful piece!! CL

2012-03-04 Hello and thanks for a wonderful concert last night. an unforgettable evening. the orchestra sounded like never before. thanks once again. All teh best Mark Mark England I am so glad You liked it, and that You thought the orchestra sounded great!! They were wonderful to work with them!! CL

2012-03-04 Hello, we enjoyed your concert today (4 March) with the Liverpool Philharmonic.Liked your smiles and good humour, your shirts are eye catching too ! All the best to you. bob perkin UK Thank You Bob!! Happy to hear You liked it!!! CL

2012-03-02 Thank you for a most enjoyable concert with our Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra this evening. Great interpretations, loved the Sandstrom, super concert!!. Ruth Shrubsole England Thank You so much Ruth!! I enjoyed it too!! CL

2012-03-02 Dear Christian - Just wanted to say what a brilliant night it was at the Liverpool Phil on Thursday - I wish I could hear the whole performance all over again as all three pieces were thrilling and wonderful to listen to. Lucky for me that will be there to hear you conduct the Helios Overture and Sibelius 2 Symphony again on Sunday, with Grieg too! Best wishes, and thank you again for a superb evening. Marcus Crompton England Thank You Marcus!! CL

2012-02-28 Hello! looing forward to the concerts hear in Liverpool. You are a truly inspiration. A complete and total musician. Fantastic!!!! Paul Thank You so much Paul :-) CL

2012-02-24 Thank you for the concert yesteday evening, Fantastic. Will never forget it. went right to my hear.... Maestro Fredrico Thank You Fredrico!!! CL

2012-02-23 Hello, you are a true star. really looking forward to the concert tonight. you inspire so many people, wish you all the best. saludos RIcky D Thank You Ricky!! CL

2011-11-05 Antes de todo muchas gracias por comunicarse con nosotros los trombonistas que estamos haciendo un camino. mi pregunta es la siguiente: como puedo empezar atrabajar el doble ataque? y que rutinas me recomienda para aumentar mi nivel? muchas gracias maestro alberto bogota You practice double tongue by going through all the exercises in Arban school. Best of luck Alberto!! CL

2011-11-04 Hi My name is Nicolas Kent and am 15 years old.I was just wondering if you were coming to the UK playing trombone any time soon? Also i was just wondering if you could help me on the Ferdinad David concerto as I have to play it for an audition. I have got you playing it on the album Romatic Trombone Concertos. Thank You Very Much, Nicolas Kent Mr Nicolas Kent UK I will be playing and conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in the beginning of March in Liverpool. Hope You come and hear me! Ufortuately I do not give lessons, but come and say ello backstage if You have a possibility :-) CL

2011-10-29 Hello, Christian! Do you already know what repertoire will be performed in Recife this year? There is any possibility of playing Keren or Trookh? Kind of a dream for a trombonist seeing this huge pieces live by the person who comissioned it! Maybe the same as for a violinist seeing Arditti playing Ferneyhough! Some friends of mine told that your concert in Brasilia was spetacular, unfortunately I couldnt be there. Long time I havent see you, all the best! Pedro Brazil Thank You so much!! Unfortunately not Keren or Troorkh, my viola concerto will be and I will also do some things with the trombone group from Hannover CL

2011-10-28 Dear Christian, When you start a note, will you place your tip of the tongue at the same place ( like at the bottom of the top teeth) no matter the register is? And let the middle of the tongue channel the pitch, like Claude Gordon said. Best, Jimmy UK no, it depends on many things, what kind of dynamic, attack and register CL

2011-10-26 Wonderfull job with OSTNCS yesterday! Congratulations! I have your cd with Motorbike Concerto by Sandstron. Just amazing! Thank you. Ricardo Brazil Thank You so much!! CL

2011-10-10 Dear Mr. Lindberg, I am currently studying to receive my doctorate in bass trombone, but i still love listening to all of your recordings. You have been such an inspiration to me since i was very young! Ever consider making a bass trombone with CL2000 valves!?! Or a bass trombone mouthpiece?!? BLJ USA This trombone already existws!! CON 62HCL!!! Best of luck CL

2011-10-10 Such an enjoyable read, and fantastic comments mario games NY Thank You very much CL

2011-09-03 I wanted to let you know that you are my number one model, and you are such an incredible musician. You have revolutionized the universe of music and trombone more particularly. I am a young trombonist and I just wanted to thank you for inspiring me and showing me that it is possible to live a passion, resulting into trombone being one of the things that allowed me to survive some of the most difficult times of my life. Every time I can see one of your videos, I can only dream that one day I will be a tenth of what you are and what you achieved as a musician. Thank you again for being an idol and a source of inspiration for that many trombonists. ALl I would want to know is... when did you realize that music was what you wanted to do. ps:if you could indicate anything that helped you considerably, something you did that was special and that you think contributed to the musician you are today? Gabriel Lafontaine Canada Thanks for Your very inspiring message Gabriel!! I was 17 when I realized I was born to be an artist on stage. It was during a concert playing dixieland music. In a way it was very hard to understand this so clearly when my friends around had no idea, but I decided to go my own way despite everything. Some people that helped me and supported me was Swedish composer Siegfried Naumann, trombonists Sven-Erik Eriksson, Denis Wick, John Iveson and Tubist Roger Bobo. Without their support it would have been even more difficult. Best of luck Gabriel!! CL

2011-09-01 I absolutely love your recording of the "Romeo and Juliet Suite" by Prokofiev and have been wanting to get a copy of the arrangement to learn for a recital. I contacted the publisher, Sikorski, and they said that they have not been able to get in contact with you to get a copy of the score. Is there any way for me to get a copy of this piece? Thanks Matt US I sent it to them ages ago, but they seem to have lost it somehow. The only place this is written down is in my and Roland Pöntinens heads...sorry! Also, today I am far too busy with commissions to find the time to rewrite it. CL

2011-08-16 Hi Mr. Lindberg, you are an inspiration to my Trombone playing and because of you I want to to it for the rest of my life, so a question so I know what you did, When you were practicing 8hrs a day how was your routine doing this schedule(like what specifically did you work on) and what method books were most used, Im guessing you were a professional by this time too. Edward US I was 20 years old , a student and lived in London. I woke up at 6, ran for 30 minutes, took a shower and then started to pratice at 7.00. I practiced 12 times 30 minutes study books like Arban, Schlossberg, Hansen, Vobaron, Couillaud, Lafosse and also concertos.In addition to that I rehearsed two hours of brass quintet. This much practice is only possible for a limited time, otherwise You really burn out, and while doing it You have to very carefully check that You are strong enough psychologically as well as physically to do it!! Best of luck Edward!! CL

2011-08-13 In the last variation of bluebells(the double tonguing part) do u double tongue all of it, or do u do natural slurs for the the slured part, also do if you do tongue all of it how do u do differentiate between the slurs and non slurred notes...Thank you in advance. Richardo US I make natural slurs without tonguing on the slurs and double tongue the rest. Best of luck, but remember: PRACTICE SLOW FIRST!! CL

2011-08-10 In an interview found here http://www.kcstudio.com/lindberg3.html you said Yes! Yeah. Thats a big challenge and I like that very much. Ive started a special training program which is building muscle. I do one hour every morning now. What exactly is the program you used and how did you approach it? Carl USA I created something that from my students was nicknamed "Warmup from Hell". It included Yoga, Caruso studies trill and flex studies. I can´t exactly recall how I did it....? I wish one day to have enough time to publish these studies, but today I am unfortunately too busy....Bet of luck with your studies Carl!! CL

2011-08-04 Dear Mr. Lindberg, I would just like to thank you for being such an inspiration for me as a trombone player. Your skill, and your ability to play always inspires me to practice as much as I can. I have already been inspired enough to the point that I have auditioned for and made it into the Portland youth philharmonic. With much thanks, Nick. Nick USA Wonderful! I am so happy that I can be an inspiration to You! Best of luck with the trombone!! CL

2011-07-24 Dear Mr. Lindberg I have searched the whole blog but still have two questions concerning your mouthpieces. I play a conn 88HCL with a 4CL and a Conn 36H with a 15 CL mouthpiece and am absolutely happy with them. For jazz purposes I play a bach 36. 1. The 15CL seems to work fine with the Bach 36. Would it be better to use a 13 or 10CL, because the Bach 36 is a tenor trombone? Matthew West Switzerland Nice to hear that You like my mouthpieces! I would think that 10cl would be the best for a Bach 36. Best of luck!! CL