An incomparable virtuoso of the trombone, Christian Lindberg (born 1958 in Sweden) mesmerizes audiences and orchestras all over the world with his charismatic performances of a wide repertoire ranging from the classics to adventurous contemporary works. He has in fact inspired more than sixty composers (including Arvo Pärt, Iannis Xenakis, Luciano Berio, Toru Takemitsu and Sofia Gubaidulina) to write works especially for him. Lindberg regularly collaborates with the most prominent conductors and performs with the world's top orchestras. The same indomitable energy and musical courage which in a recent poll earned Christian Lindberg a place among the ten most prominent brass players of the twentieth century (along with Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis) is taking him in new directions and he is now also pursuing a career as a conductor.