About Rolf Bækkelund
Lived 1925 – 2024 (aged 99). Rolf Bækkelund was a Norwegian musician and conductor.
Rolf Bækkelund (30 May 1925 – 21 August 2024) was a Norwegian violinist and conductor.
Career Bækkelund took lessons with violinist Ernst Glaser at young age. He studied in Prague from 1948, and stayed in Czechoslovakia until 1957. He later worked as musical leader in Molde and in Gjøvik.
Bækkelund died on 21 August 2024, at the age of 99.
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Who was Rolf Bækkelund?
Norwegian musician and conductor
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Rolf Bækkelund was born on 30 May 1925 in Oslo.
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Rolf Bækkelund died on 21 August 2024 in Gjøvik Municipality.
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Rolf Bækkelund was a musician and conductor.
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Rolf Bækkelund was Norwegian.
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