HOME Home   T.U. tributes and obituaries     writings •  Chronologies •  Books •  Lines, Off-lines •  Essays •  Etc.     film & video •  Chronologies •  The Ball & The Wall •  Before The Wall •  Leaping, Looping •  Etc.     music •  Chronologies •  With Clinch •  Instead Of •  With Søren Kjærgaard •  Etc.     radio •  Chronologies •  Jazz 61, 62, 63 ... •  Tamburinen, Tangent •  DR correspondent •  Etc.     ballplaying •  Chronologies •  On court, off records •  Profiles, interviews •  Links •  Etc.     dance •  Chronologies •  Cacophony for 8 Players •  Letters •  Video •  Etc.     paintings •  Chronologies •  Exhibitions •  Transversions •  Video: excerpts, outtakes •  Etc.     RECENT ADDITIONS HOME CONTACT ABOUT THIS SITE   © 2005-2024 Interplay   (Click to see larger image, with the story behind it.) Torben passed away peacefully December 20, 2023, at age 95. Some tributes and obituaries: "Langsomhed, opmærksomhed, nærværenhed" ("Slowness, attention, presence"), by Lars Movin, in Weekendavisen, Dec. 24, 2023. [In Danish.] Rough Google translation into English. "Torben Ulrich var ud over enhver bestemmelse og hinsides alle genrer" ("Torben Ulrich was beyond all definition and beyond all genres"), by Asger Schnack, in Information, Dec. 22, 2023. [In Danish.] Rough Google translation into English. "Remembering Torben Ulrich, 1928-2023: World-class player and one of tennis' most distinct personalities", by Joel Drucker, Tennis magazine. "Torben Ulrich, tennis player and jazz musician who set his son Lars on the heavy metal road", The Telegraph. "Torben Ulrich –The Life and Times Of Tennis’ Most Imaginative Man", by Bill Simons, Inside Tennis. "Et stykke med livstykke, tak" by Kurt Lassen, POV International, Dec. 21, 2023. [In Danish.] "Torben Ulrich, father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, dies at 95" by Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle. "Torben Ulrich, Beloved Father of Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Dead at 95" by Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone.