Christian Colberg Archives - KCAW https://www.kcaw.org/tag/christian-colberg/ Community broadcasting for Sitka and the surrounding area Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:09:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Sitka Music Festival to open with a rare mix of flute and strings https://www.kcaw.org/2025/06/05/sitka-music-festival-to-open-with-a-rare-mix-of-flute-and-strings/ https://www.kcaw.org/2025/06/05/sitka-music-festival-to-open-with-a-rare-mix-of-flute-and-strings/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:08:04 +0000 https://www.kcaw.org/?p=268840 Violinist Evin Blomberg will be making her first appearance at the Sitka Music Festival this weekend. (Evin Blomberg image)

Festival artists Ilya Finkelshteyn, Evin Blomberg, Christian Colberg, and Amy Taylor (two couples all from Cincinnati) share their love stories, and how they’ve made lives together in music. During concerts this Friday and Saturday (June 5, 6) they’ll be performing works by JC Bach, Johannes Brahms, Mozart, and Ludvig van Beethoven.

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Amy Taylor and Christian Colberg are performing in Sitka this week. Their romance began sitting opposite each other in the halls of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. When Colberg was later hospitalized, he asked for a priest — not because he feared dying — but because his one regret in life was not marrying Amy. (Amy Taylor photo)

Violist Christian Colberg and flautist Amy Taylor met playing for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. They’re performing this week with the Sitka Music Festival. They share the stories of their early love of music — and their love for each other — with KCAW’s Brooke Schafer. Visit the Sitka Music Festival online for concert schedule and ticket information.

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(Photo provided by Amy Taylor and Christian Colberg)

 

Flutist, Amy Taylor and violist/violinist, Christian Colberg have flown in to play chamber music for the Sitka Summer Music Festival. During the year, they both play in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and are excited to perform in Alaska. Taylor and Colberg talk about what listeners can expect in their many performances, which start today and continue throughout weekend. The two also discuss how they met and what else they’re hoping to do while in Sitka.

“We not only get to play with some of the greatest musicians out there, but we also get to make great music with really good friends,” Colberg said.

Downloadable audio.

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