Arve Tellefsen
| Arve Tellefsen | |
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Arve Tellefsen at the Norwegian Labour Party, April 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Born |
14 December 1936 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Labels | Virgin Classics, Grappa Music, Simax Classics |
| Website | arvetellefsen |
Arve Tellefsen (born 14 December 1936 in Trondheim, Norway) is an award winning Norwegian violinist, known from collaborations with conductors such as Mariss Jansons, Arvid Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Gary Bertini, Evgeny Svetlanov, Bryden Thomson, Neeme Järvi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo Berglund, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Walter Weller and Zubin Mehta. In the UK, he has appeared with the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, The Hallé, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Welsh Orchestra, the Liverpool Philharmonic and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
When he was 6 years old, Tellefsen began playing the violin in 'Trondheims musikkskole' (the music school in Trondheim). In 1955, he began his studies at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. In 1959, he had his debut in Universitetets Aula, Oslo.
Tellefsen is one of the most highly regarded violinists in Europe and in his long career as a soloist, he has played with many of the world's greatest orchestras and conductors. He has made many recordings and received many awards, including the Harriet Cohen International Music Award.
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