The Cello Sherpa Podcast

"The Accidental Violist" - An Interview with Christian Colberg, Principal Violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Joel Dallow Season 5 Episode 11

The Cello Sherpa Podcast Host, Joel Dallow, interviews violist, violinist, and composer, Christian Colberg. Christian is currently the Principal Violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He shares his amazing story about winning a job in the Baltimore Symphony after only playing the viola for 3 weeks, his journey from there to Cincinnati 17 years later, his compositional philosophy, tips for taking successful auditions, and much more!

For more information on Christian: https://www.christiancolberg.com/

You can also find Christian on Facebook and Instagram: @christiancolberg11

To listen to the albums, composed, recorded, engineered, and performed by Christian and Amy: Baylamoose https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1736668426 

Talking to Myself https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1631885946 

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