Swedish musician
Torsten Cassel
Born Torsten Magnus Cassel
(1907-01-27 ) 27 January 1907Died 30 July 1974(1974-07-30) (aged 67) Nationality Swedish Education Royal College of Music, Stockholm Occupation(s) bandleader , pianist Years active 1930–1948 Spouses
Beth Ljungdahl
(
m. 1933; died 1938)
Ulla Ljungström
(
m. 1946)
Children two daughters Parents Edvard Magnus Cassel (father) Anna Maria Tillkvist (mother)
Torsten Magnus Cassel (27 January 1907 - 30 July 1974 ) was a Swedish bandleader and pianist .
Biography
Torsten Cassel was born on 27 January 1907 in Spännarhyttan , Västmanland , Sweden , to the engineer Edvard Magnus Cassel and Anna Maria Tillkvist. He studied at Lundsbergs boarding school , at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm , as well as for sv:Olof Wibergh . In 1930 he debuted as a concert pianist. He was also active as a music pedagogue .
He was married to Beth Ljungdahl,[1] daughter of sv:Claes Ljungdahl , 1934–1938, and from 1946 with Ulla Ljungström, daughter of Fredrik Ljungström ,[2] the latter with whom he had two daughters.
Torsten Cassel died on 30 July 1974 on Östermalm in Stockholm .[3]
Discography in selection
Solitaire (1946), with members from Kungliga Hovkapellet
Skogsnymfer (Wooden nymphs) (1946, with members from Kungliga Hovkapellet
Favoritmelodier 1 och 2 (1948), Torsten Cassel, piano with orchestra
Sources
References
^ Förlovning Svenska Dagbladet, 10 December 1933
^ Bröllop Svenska Dagbladet, 22 January 1946
^ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013