Toralf tollefsen biography of abraham

TORALF TOLLEFSEN

Toralf Tollefsen born in Glammen, Norway 1914, of a musical background, his family all musicians.  His own choice was an accordion, his studies began at the age of 6 years, on a melodeon.  He moved to Oslo where he attended the Oslo Conservatory of Music, at this time the accordion was not covered and it was necessary to study the violin.  At the age of 10 he was broadcasting on Radio Oslo's Children's hour.

In 1929, Ottar Akre came to Oslo from the USA where he was trying to establish the accordion, Ottar was a wonderful accordion teacher and musician.  He was appointed as teacher at the Oslo Conservatory of Music, Toralf Tollefsen commenced as student.  Toralf was the first accordionist to be accepted in the Norwegian Union of Musicians, he was busy in films, radio, and recording.  At the age of 18 he recorded his first solo recording for Columbia Records.

His cosmopolitan personality was tuto