Christian Lindberg (born 15 February 1958 in Danderyd, Sweden) is a Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer widely regarded as the first classical trombonist to sustain a full-time solo career. He has premiered over 300 works for the trombone, recorded more than 150 solo albums, and in 2023 completed a landmark cycle of all Allan Pettersson's symphonies with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra for BIS Records. In 2019 he co-founded the recording label European Gramophone, which has since released over 150 albums.
Philharmonia Orchestra published an interview with Lindberg, in which he talks about his career and his continued engagement with the trombone.
Lindberg's album 'Pieces for Solo Trombone' was released on European Gramophone in June 2024.
Lindberg and pianist Roland Pöntinen concluded their 40-year anniversary tour with a performance at Northern Illinois University in January 2024.
The Allan Pettersson Project - a complete recording of all Pettersson's symphonies with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra - was completed in 2023.
Lindberg received the International Classical Music Award 2016 at a gala ceremony in San Sebastián, Spain.
Prinsens Musikkorps celebrates female composers across four centuries with conductor Christian Lindberg and violinist Dorota Siuda.
The legendary American soprano Barbara Hendricks joins Prinsens Musikkorps for a classical concert spanning Mozart, Bizet, Falla, and Tchaikovsky, conducted by Christian Lindberg.
