Jakob Lindberg

Jakob Lindberg - © Mats Lundqvist (www.loddingkonsert.se)

born in in Djursholm, Uppland, Sweden

Jakob Lindberg

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Jakob Lindberg is a Lutenist from Sweden.

Lindberg was born in Djursholm in Sweden and developed his first passionate interest in music through the Beatles. He started to play the guitar and soon became interested in the classical repertoire. After reading music at Stockholm University he went to London to study at the Royal College of Music. Here he further developed his knowledge of the lute repertoire under the guidance of Diana Poulton and decided to concentrate on renaissance and baroque music.

Lindberg is now one of the most prolific performers in this field. He has made numerous recordings, many of which are pioneering in that they present a wide range of music on CD for the first time. He has brought Scottish lute music to public attention, he has demonstrated the beauty of the Italian repertoire for chitarrone and he has recorded chamber music by Vivaldi, Haydn and Boccherini on period instruments. He is the first lutenist to have recorded the complete solo lute music by John Dowland and his recording of Bach's music for solo lute is considered to be one of the most important readings of these works.

Lindberg is an active continuo player on the theorbo[1] and archlute and has worked with many well known English ensembles including The English Concert, Monteverdi Choir, Chiaroscuro, and The Academy of Ancient Music. He is also in demand as an accompanist and has given recitals with Emma Kirkby, Ann Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers and Ian Partridge. He assisted Andrew Parrott in the musical direction of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas given by The Royal Swedish Opera at Drottningholm Court Theatre in 1995. He also directed from the chitarrone the much acclaimed performances of Jacopo Peri's Euridice given there in 1997.

It is particularly through his live solo performances that he has become known as one of the finest lutenists in the world today; he has given recitals in many parts of Europe, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Canada and USA. Jakob Lindberg also teaches at the Royal College of Music in London, where he succeeded Diana Poulton as professor of lute in 1979.

Discography

As one of main performers on a CD

  • Weiss: Sonatas played on the unique 1590 Sixtus Rauwolf Lute (2006); composed by Sylvius Leopold Weiss
  • Vivaldi - Complete Lute Music (2004), with the Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble, Nils-Erik Sparf, Monica Huggett; composed by Vivaldi
  • Music from the Time of Christian IV, Vol.2, with Royal Danish Brass, Dowland Consort; various composers (2004)
  • La Serenissima, Vol.2 (2004); various composers
  • Vivaldi: Complete Works for the Italian Lute of His Period (2004), with Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble , Nils-Erik Sparf, Monica Huggett; [[various composers
  • La Serenissima, Vol.1 (2004); various composers
  • Heavenly Noyse (2004), with the Dowland Consort; various composers
  • Dowland - First Booke of Songs (2004), with Rogers Covey-Crump ; composed by John Dowland
  • Baroque Music for Lute and Guitar (2004); various composers
  • Holborne - Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other short Airs (2004), with the Dowland Consort ; composed by Antony Holborne
  • Dowland: Lachrimae (2004), with the Dowland Consort; composed by John Dowland
  • Music for Lutes (2004), with guest artists; various comosers
  • Dowland: Lachrimae (2004), with the Dowland Consort, composed by John Dowland
  • Dowland - Galliard & Fancies (2003); composed by John Dowland
  • Corelli - String Sonatas (2003), with Catherine Mackintosh, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Richard Boothby et al.; composed by Arcangelo Corelli
  • Seven Suites of Swedish Folk Tunes (2002); sel-composition
  • Corelli: String Sonatas, Vol.3 (1999), with Purcell Quartet; composed by Arcangelo Corelli
  • Corelli: Quartets, Vol.4 (1999); composed by Arcangelo Corelli
  • Corbetta - Guitar Music (1997)
  • Dowland - Selected Lute Music (1997); composed by John Dowland
  • Dowland - Complete Solo Lute Music (1995); composed by John Dowland
  • Boccherini: Guitar Quintets (1995); composed by Luigi Boccherini
  • Lute Music from Scotland and France (1995), various composers
  • Virtuoso Lute Music from Italy and England (1995); various composers
  • Bach - Works for Lute (1994); composed by Bach

As conductor

  • Heavenly Noyse (1993); various composers

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References

  1. Emma Kirkby/Jakob Lindberg, The Guardian, 2003-01-23.
  2. Search: Jakob Lindberg. amazon.com.

Personal Website Jakob Lindberg Web Site

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