Sverre Bergh

A brother of the violinist Øivind Bergh; at first he studied music history at Oslo university (1934) and soon shifted to practical music making as a hotel musician. At the same time he started to study theory and composition with Fartein Valen (1935-38) and studied piano with Erling Westher and organ with Arild Sandvold. In 1939 he joined his brother’s famous orchestra at Hotel Bristol and became NRK’s main composer, arranger and pianist in 1946.