Pianist and teacher. After studies with Astrid Onarheim (1915-20) and at the conservatory in Dresden (1921-23) he continued his education in Berlin with Sandra Droucker, Rolf Brandt-Rantzau, Karl Leimer and Walter Gieseking. He regularly performed in Norway and Germany, taught at the conservatory in Hannover (1925-31) and afterwards in Oslo, where he founded his own institute together with his brother Robert. Furthermore, he worked as a music critic for newspapers in Oslo.
