Toralf Louis Tollefsen (August 26, 1914 – November 27, 1994) was a Norwegian concert accordionist from Fredrikstad. [1] [2] [3]
Tollefsen was born in Glemmen [2] and studied accordion with Ottar E. Akre. [1] [2] He built an international career for himself, performing in Europe, the United States, Australia, and South Africa. [1] [4] In 1947 he performed as a soloist with a symphony orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall. [2] He received the jury's honorary award in the 1977 Spellemannprisen Awards, a prestigious Norwegian music award similar to the American Grammy Award. [1] [2] Tollefsen died in Oslo. [2]