Arve Tellefsen
The 2008 Norway Day Festival is pleased to present Arve Tellefsen.Mr. Tellefsen, one of the world's finest violinists, will perform at the Friday night opening concert of the 16th Annual Norway Day Festival on Friday May 2nd, 2008. Tellefsen will be accompanied by pianist Sveinung Bjelland.
Arve 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 Nordberg-Schulz, Barbara Hendricks, Liv Ullmann, Jan Garbarek, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Truls Mørk.
Tellefsen broadcasts regularly for the BBC; in Norway he featured in a series of television programmes with the Oslo Philharmonic focusing on classical music. He was music consultant and soloist on the soundtrack of the feature film Sofie, Liv Ullmann’s directorial debut.
Born in Norway, Tellefsen continued his studies at the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music with Professor Henry Holst, before moving to New York to study with Professor Ivan Galamian.
He has recently recorded Edvard Grieg: Complete Violin Sonatas with pianist Håvard Gimse at Grieg’s home, Troldhaugen, for Sony Classical. His latest recording is music by the famous Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull (1810-1880) on Simax label.
"... there were times when he made the Shostakovich a bigger, more cohesive work even then did his dedicatee, David Oistrakh”
The Daily Telegraph, London.
"Mr. Tellefsen seemed a classical interpreter par excellense."
"Tellefsen´s fiery execution of the mammoth cadenza was gripping, and he tore into the ensuing Burlesca with winning vitality."
Shostakovich Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Blomstedt
"Mr. Tellefsen seemed a classical interpreter par excellense."
Times, London
"Tellefsen´s fiery execution of the mammoth cadenza was gripping, and he tore into the ensuing Burlesca with winning vitality."
Shostakovich Violin Concerto
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Blomstedt
San Francisco Chronicle
Sveinung Bjelland
World class pianist Sveinung Bjelland is one of Norway's leading classical musicians. His latest recording "Scarlatti and Mendelssohn" (Simax) has received international acclaim & was recently nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannprisen 2006).
8:00 PM
Cowell Theatre
Fort Mason Ctr.
Herbst Pavilion
Cowell Theatre
Fort Mason Ctr.
Herbst Pavilion
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