Arve Tellefsen

Not to be confused with Arne Tellefsen.

Arve Tellefsen
Arve Tellefsen at the Norwegian Labour Party, April 2009
Arve Tellefsen at the Norwegian Labour Party, April 2009
Background information
Born (1936-12-14) 14 December 1936 (age 87)
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
GenresClassical
InstrumentViolin
Labels
Websiteen.arvetellefsen.no/bio

Arve Tellefsen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ɾʋə ˈtɛ̂lːəfsn̩]) (born 14 December 1936) is a Norwegian violinist who has worked 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.[1]

Career

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When he was six 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 has won the Harriet Cohen International Music Award.[citation needed]

Tellefsen founded the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, which takes place annually and attracts the cream of international artists, including Anne Sofie von Otter, Randi Stene, Solveig Kringlebotn, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Barbara Hendricks, Liv Ullmann, Jan Garbarek, Leif Ove Andsnes, Truls Mørk, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky, Gidon Kremer, Angela Hewitt, Hagen Quartet, Hilliard Ensemble, Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand and Maria João Pires. He has also recently recorded Edvard Grieg: Complete Violin Sonatas with pianist Håvard Gimse at Grieg's home, Troldhaugen. His latest recording is music by the famous Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull (1810–1880)[2][3]

1984 aircraft emergency

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In February 1984 he participated in an emergency evacuation on an SAS flight that ended up in the water off of JFK airport.[4] Although instructed to leave their possessions, he refused to abandon his priceless Guarneri violin as they evacuated onto an inflatable raft. The evacuees had to paddle away from the airliner with their bare hands, and due to the lack of oars there arose several suggestions (though mostly in jest) to use the instrument as a replacement thereof.

Prizes and honours

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Arve Tellefsen performing in 2017

Selected discography

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Solo albums

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  • 1988: Pan (Norsk Plateproduksjon)
  • 1992: Intermezzo (Grappa Music)
  • 1995: Arco (Grappa Music)

As soloist

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Collaborative works

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Compilations

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References

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  1. ^ "Arve Tellefsen Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Vollsnes, Arvid O. "Arve Tellefsen Biography". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ Mosnes, Terje (9 August 2013). "Joakim i Arves felespor" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ^ Lilleås, Heidi Schei (16 January 2009). "Bruk fiolinen som åre, Arve" (in Norwegian). NettAvisen.no. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Arve Tellefsen æresdoktor ved Musikkhøgskolen". Universitas (in Norwegian). August 2009.
  6. ^ "Arve Tellefsen Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds ærespris
1996 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Recipient of the Spellemannprisen honorary award
2016 		Succeeded by
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