Artist Info: Thomas Tellefsen

Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (November 26, 1823 - October 6, 1874) was a Norwegian pianist and composer.

Thomas Tellefsen was born in Trondheim, Norway, where he studied with his father, the organist Johan Christian Tellefsen, and with Ole Andreas Lindeman. Thomas gave his first public concert in his home town at age 18. In the following year he went to Paris, where he became the pupil of his compatriot Charlotte Thygeson, and later attended some of Friedrich Kalkbrenner´s classes. [read more...]