Lars Karlin, Musician/Tromboneplayer/Arranger

Lars Ragnar Karlin was born in 1983 in Borläge, Sweden. His Family are Mother Annette Karlin, older sister Maria Karlin, older brother Per Karlin, younger brother Hans Karlin.

He began playing the trombone under Hans-Göran "Bullas" Olsson at the "Kommunala Musikskolan" in Borlänge, Sweden. After that studies were made in the Music class at Forssaklackskolan in Borlänge, The COnservatory of Music in Falun Sweden, The Royal College of Music in Stockholm and Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover.
His professors have been: Hans-Göran Olsson, Sven-Erik Eriksson and Jonas Bylund.
Lars won in year 2003, 2nd prize in the 2nd National Solo Brassband Competition in Stockholm. He also won 2nd prize at the International Trombone Competition in Lieksa, Finland 2008.

As a chambermusician Lars is a Member of the Hanover Trombone Unit and Stockholm "New" Brassquintet, ensembles with a wide spectrum of performance.

Besides the trombone, Lars is an active arranger for brassensembles. His arrangements are often played and performed worldwide in the The United States, Canada, Mexiko, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Syrian Republic, Poland, Belgium, France, Greece, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic and Russia.

His teacher in this manner were Bengt Andersson (Conservatory of Music in Falun, Sweden) and Roine Jansson (Royal College of Music in Stockholm).

Musicians/Ensembles playing arrangements of Lars Karlin are/were:

Brass Ensemble of the The Royal College of Music in Stockholm,
Stockholm "New" Brassquintet,
Hanover Trombone Unit (Germany),
The Linne Quintet (Sweden),
The Melos Brass Quintet (Greece),
Frederic Belli (Trombone Soloist, SWR Sifonie Orchester Freiburg),
Prof.Jonas Bylund (Stockholm Chamber Brass),
Prof.Markus Maskuniitty (Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Trombonesection of the Royal Opera Orchestra in Stockholm.