Rolf Syversen

Norwegian accordionist, pianist, orchestra leader, and composer, born 1920, died 1987. He studied piano under Kristian Hauger and Erling Westher, and the accordion under [a863810]. He was Kapellmeister at the Chat Noir theatre in Oslo from 1943 to 1946. He was chief of recordings at Iversen & Frogh A/s (at the time Norwegian representative for Odeon, Columbia, and His Master's Voice) from 1953-1969, at which point EMI Norsk AS was formed, where he continued on as "chief of repertoire". Worked at NRK, both radio and TV, most notably as the pianist in the TV program "Husker Du?" (1971 onwards)