CHRISTIAN

LINDBERG
Masterclass
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Kilbourn Hall
11:00 AM
 PROGRAM
Trombone Concerto (1956) Henri Tomasi
I. Andante et Scherzo — Valse (1901-1971)

Aidan Fuller, trombone

Trombone Concerto (1956) Henri Tomasi

II. Nocturne

Tyler Ricks, trombone

Romance for Trombone and Piano (1983) Ida Gotkovsky

(b. 1933)

Lied for Bass Trombone and Piano (1985)

Rose Cantrell, trombone

Fantasy for Trombone, Op. 42 (1947) Paul Creston

(1906-1985)

Will Hurtz, trombone

Trombone Concerto, Op. 114 (1988) Derek Bourgeois

(1941-2017)

Vincent Huang, trombone

All piano parts are performed by Priscilla Yuen.

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Christian Lindberg’s achievements for the
trombone can only be compared with those
of Paganini for the violin or Liszt for the
piano.

In September 2015 Christian Lindberg was

voted “THE GREATEST BRASS PLAYER
IN HISTORY” by the worlds biggest
classical radio station CLASSICFM, and on
the 1st of April Christian Lindberg was
given “International Classical Music Award 2016” at the Gala Ceremony
in in San Sebastian, Spain. Previous winners were Esa-Pekka Salonen
(2011), Krzysztof Penerecki (2012). Charles Dutoit (2013), Aldo Ciccolini
(2014) and Dmitri Kitajenko (2015). On top of this Christian has just
signed a 5 year Music Director contract with Israel Netanya Kibbutz
Orchestra, rated by Israeli Council of Art and Culture, side by side with
Israel Philharmonic as the best orchestra in the country.

Having premièred over 300 works for the trombone (over 90 major
concertos) recorded over 70 solo CDs, having an international solo
competition created in his name, been voted brass player of the 20th
century side by side with Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong, Christian
Lindberg is today nothing less than a living legend.

On top of his unrivalled career as a trombonist Lindberg has now also

embarked on a highly successful conducting career, and the near
future includes major conducting engagements in Musikverein, Suntory
Hall, at Beethovenfest, in Salzburg Festspielhaus, Tonhalle Düsseldorf,
Meistersingerhalle, Nürnberg and National Centre for the Performing Arts
(The Giant Egg) in Beijing with orchestras such as Nippon Yomiuri
Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm
Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Irish
National Philharmonic and Ulster Orchestra to name a few.

In 2009 Lindberg signed contract as principal conductor with his third

orchestra, The Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra (the two
previous ones being Nordic Chamber Orchestra 2004-2011 and Swedish
Wind Ensemble 2005-2012). Since then he has prolonged his contract
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twice and their collaboration runs for the moment up to 2017 including
major recording projects on BIS (Tchaikovsky Symphonies no 4-6 among
other things), a major tour throughout Japan and performances at
Beethovenfest, Musikverein and Salzburg Festspielhaus.

Alongside his activities as principal conductor Lindberg has major

conducting collaborations with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
(performing and recording all the symphonies by Allan Pettersson), Royal
Flemish Philharmonic (a major project performing and recording music by
Stenhammar), The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (a second major
conducting residency in 2016), Nürnberger Symphoniker (various projects
including music by Lindberg himself, Allan Pettersson, Grieg, Högberg,
Tchaikovsky and Beethoven), The Swedish Chamber Orchestra (music by
Lindberg, Schubert, Ginastera, Bizet and Andrea Tarrodi), Ulster
Orchestra (music by Lindberg, Dvorak, Nielsen, Grieg and Sibelius), RTÉ
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (music by Tchaikovsky,
Lindberg, Sibelius, and Sandström) and Taipei Symphony Orchestra
(Bernstein, Lindberg, Tchaikovsky and Pettersson.

Lindberg also conducts orchestras such as the Nippon Yomiuri Symphony

Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic
Orchestra, Verdi Orchestra Milano, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra,
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Extremadura Orchestra, Umeå Symphony
Orchestra, Tiroler Symphonieorchester, Het Noord Nederland Orkest,
Het Gelders Orkest, Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Poznan Symphony
Orchestra, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jenaer Philharmonie,
Jyväskyllä Symphony Orchestra, Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Euscadi
Orchestra, Maggio Fiorentino, Haydn Orchestra Bolzano, Northern
Sinfonia, Helsinki Philharmonics, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Cape
Philharmonic, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera
Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Brazil,
Württembergische Philharmonie, and Tenerife Symphony Orchestra to
name a few.

As a composer Lindberg has been constantly busy with commissions since

he wrote his first composition Arabenne for Trombone and Strings in 1997-98
as a pure experiment. Orchestras around the world have been queuing up,
and he has composed over 50 works on commission from, among others,
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Rotterdam Philharmonic
Orchestra, Hessische Rundfunk, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Swedish
Chamber Orchestra, Verdi Orchestra Milano, Royal Stockholm
Philharmonic Orchestra, Trondheim Soloists, Sion Musik Festival,
Nordland Musikfestuke, Vertavo Quartet, Vib’bone Duo, Sergio Carolino
and the Wild Gang, Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping
Symphony Orchestra, Bones Apart, Anders Wall Foundation, Hardanger
International Music Festival and Share Music Sweden. Future
commissions include a trombone concerto for the Taipei Symphony
Orchestra, a 30 minute long orchestral piece commissioned by
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, a trumpet concerto commissioned by the
Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Västerås Sinfonietta and a concerto for
Evelyn Glennie, Christian Lindberg and orchestra commissioned by the
Cheltenham Festival.

Christian Lindberg’s own philosophy regarding his work as a composer is

simple: I do not write in any style whatsoever! I just listen to what my
brain and my soul tell me, and what I hear I simply put down on paper.
To say anything more about my work would be pretentious nonsense.

Pianist Priscilla Yuen enjoys a rich and

varied career as a soloist, collaborator,
teacher and administrator. Currently a
faculty member at the Eastman School of
Music, Ms. Yuen regularly supports
instrumentalists and vocalists from across
the Eastman community as they prepare for
recitals, competitions and recordings.
Additionally, she serves on the piano faculty
at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

As a collaborative pianist, Ms. Yuen has performed at colleges and

universities across the United States, as well as at venues such as the
Kennedy Center and New York City’s Yamaha Hall. Serving as Festival
pianist at the International Trombone Festival, she has performed with
Jörgen van Rijen (Royal Concertgebeow Orchestra), Norman Bolter
(retired, Boston Symphony), Larry Zalkind (Eastman School of Music
faculty), Jeremy Moeller (Chicago Lyric Opera), Ralph Sauer (retired, Los
Angeles Philharmonic), Kenneth Thompkins (Detroit Symphony), Peter
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Steiner (Vienna Philharmonic), Matthew Guilford (National Symphony)
and Justin Clark (Bern Symphony), Nico &. Martin Schippers
(Concertgebouw). Other musicians with whom she has collaborated
include violinist Charles Castleman (Frost School of Music faculty), tubist
Carol Jantsch (Philadelphia Orchestra), pianist Graham Johnson
(Guildhall School of Music faculty), trumpeter David Bamonte (Oregon
Symphony) and noted composer Steven Stucky (Cornell University
faculty). Since 2016, Ms. Yuen has performed extensively across the
country with Eastman faculty trombonist Mark Kellogg.

A native of St. Louis, Ms. Yuen received her undergraduate training at the
University of Missouri where she studied with Dr. Peter Miyamoto and
her Master of Music degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music
from the Eastman School, studying with Dr. Jean Barr. As a graduate
student, she was awarded first prize at the Jesse Kneisel Competition as
well as the Barbara M.H. Koeng Award for her work with vocal
accompanying.

Ms. Yuen served as staff pianist and arts/administrative coordinator at the

New York State Music Festival for eleven summers. She also served as
Director of Operations at the Odyssey Chamber Music Festival in
Columbia, MO as well as a piano fellow for The Quartet Program.

We acknowledge with respect the Seneca Nation, known as the “Great Hill People”
and “Keepers of the Western Door” of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. We take this
opportunity to thank the people whose ancestral lands the Eastman School of Music of
the University of Rochester currently occupies in Rochester, New York.
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FACULTY ARTIST SERIES

Eastman Virtuosi
Kilbourn Hall
Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM

FACULTY ARTIST SERIES

Alexander Kobrin, piano
Hatch Recital Hall
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Over the course of eight concerts, Professor Kobrin will present all 32 of
Beethoven’s piano sonatas throughout the 2023-24 academic year. Kobrin
will perform on a Shigeru Kawai piano, generously on loan to Eastman for
this concert series.

FACULTY ARTIST SERIES

Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Hatch Recital Hall
Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM

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All student performances are free unless otherwise noted.

Voice and Opera Department Recital

Hatch Recital Hall
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 4:30 PM

EASTMAN OPERA THEATRE

Winter Double Bill: Ariadne auf Naxos
& Dido and Aeneas
Annex 804
January 27, February 1 – February 3 at 7:30 PM
January 28, February 4 at 2:00 PM
Music of Richard Strauss and Henry Purcell
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