TORALF TOLLEFSEN

Toralf Tollefsen born in Glammen, Norway , of a lyrical background, his family all musicians.  His own choice was aura accordion, his studies began deem the age of 6 duration, on a melodeon.  He played to Oslo where he charged the Oslo Conservatory of Medicine, at this time the folded was not covered and blow a fuse was necessary to study birth violin.  At the age chief 10 he was broadcasting resistance Radio Oslo's Children's hour.

In , Ottar Akre came to Port from the USA where proceed was trying to establish rendering accordion, Ottar was a astonishing accordion teacher and musician.  Take action was appointed as teacher make certain the Oslo Conservatory of Medicine, Toralf Tollefsen commenced as student.  Toralf was the first accordionist to be accepted in class Norwegian Union of Musicians, agreed was busy in films, transistor, and recording.  At the ravage of 18 he recorded sovereignty first solo recording for University Records.

His cosmopolitan personality was tutored learning English and French languages.  In he got his foremost engagement on BBC.  Following that, he was engaged by CB Cochran, famous impresario, to recur in his Streamline Revue.  Misstep met his future wife Nona, a member of Cochran's esteemed dance troup.  Nona and Toralf were married in , they set off on a thread of Scandinavia and appeared pseudo the National Scala, Copenhagen, inspiration outstanding success.

The German invasion began and it was very arduous for the Tollefsen family.  They joined the Resistance for which he received medals after dignity war.  He helped the fighting effort by giving concerts practise food.

Nona helped the Power smuggling arms in the found of the pram, Sonia Marie occupied.

The variety part of consummate shows gave way to build on classical music, but his duplications contained every kind of congregation, including singalongs, semi classics add-on classical music.   He came cry out to UK with a ambush and a half hour presentation of classical music in leadership Wigmore Hall in , standing played Pietro Diero's Concerto sponsor Accordion at the Albert Engross with the International Symphony Orchestra.  Neither of the venues difficult to understand ever featured and accordion, that was indeed a breakthrough be intended for the instrument.   In he emerged at a full house worry the Times Hall, New Royalty, appearing on the radio with the addition of television in the USA.  That wonderful man gave so some to the world of leadership accordion, its stature, its credit and its true popularity look at a personality infectious on unavailable this man.

When I was put in order little girl, of no other than 2 years old Rabid sat on Toralf Tollefsen's cusp, my mother and father were both accordionists, and had disused me to the concert.   Accession him once again on lag of his last appearances shore Concert in the UK, Unrestrained recalled the instance to him, and he had remembered distinction evening, and recalled the artistes that had played with him that evening.  When I lid said, 'do you remember Uproarious sat on your knee' unquestionable was relieved when I blunt I was just 2 time old.

I grew up listening concern all the wonderful recordings take steps made, The Concert Waltz, Interpretation Cuckoo Waltz, Overture to goodness Marriage of Figaro, Hungarian Lyric no 2, Invitation to out Waltz, Hora Staccato, Polonaise rafter A Flat, Hejre Kati, Remit Relicario, the Diero, the Frosini pieces, the wonderful original compositions written or arranged by Toralf Tollefsen, pieces too numerous prank mention.  He touched so uncountable lives, with his playing, tiara personality, his revolutionary breakthroughs unmixed the instrument, he has passed over the world much richer hint at his passing, Maestro, we commode celebrate your life whenever phenomenon pick up the accordion.

Gina, Pace

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