Why, yes, which is the fundamental way to treat all pines.
Presume it does not back bud. Therefore, the only way to keep the foliage from just walking away from the trunk is to prune part or most of the new shoot after it has hardened, which will induce fascicular budding (buds at the bases of the needle bundles) on any specie of pine. Candles can be broken about the time the needle scales lift (start to express needles) in the spring to 'balance vigor'.
Since branches are largely autonomous, you can experiment on a branch or two to see how it responds to other techniques that you might like to use if it (p. cembra) responds favorably.