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Jakob Lindberg (Lute)

Born: October 16, 1952 - Djursholm, Sweden

The Swedish lutenist, Jakob Lindberg, developed his first passionate interest in music through the Beatles. He started to play the guitar and soon became interested in the classical repertoire. From the age of 14 he studied with Jörgen Rörby who also gave him his first tuition on the lute. 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 towards the end of his studies to concentrate on Renaissance and Baroque music.

Jakob Lindberg is now one of the most prolific performers in this field. He has made numerous recordings for BIS, 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 Antonio 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 J.S. Bach's music for solo lute is considered to be one of the most important readings of these works.

Jakob Lindberg is an active continuo player on the theorbo and arch lute and has worked with many well known English ensembles including The English Concert, Taverner Choir, Purcell Quartet, Monteverdi Choir, Chiaroscuro, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Academy of Ancient Music. He is also in demand as an accompanist and has given recitals with Emma Kirkby, Anne 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 Jakob Lindberg has become known as one of the finest lutenists in the world today; Jakob Lindberg has given recitals in many parts of Europe, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Canada and the USA. Jakob Lindberg also teaches at the Royal College of Music in London, where he succeeded Diana Poulton as professor of lute in 1979.



Source: Jakob Linberg Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (May 2008)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

John Eliot Gardiner

Lute

Member of English Baroque Soloists:
Video (2007):
BWV 198 [2nd]
BWV 245 [1st, 1986]

Edward Higginbottom

Lute

BWV 245

Andrew Parrott

Lute

Member of Taverner Players:
C-6 (1987): Selections from
BWV 29, BWV 31, BWV 106, BWV 147, BWV 156, BWV 174, BWV 248/2

Andrew Parrott

Lute

Member of Taverner Players:
[C-4] (1997): BWV 229, BWV 198, BWV 227

Links to other Sites

-|-|- Jakob Lindberg Homepage -|-|
Jakob Lindberg, biography, discography (Goldberg)
Jakob Lindberg - Biography (AMG)


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