1959 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1959 in Norwegian music.

## Events

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### February

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* 16 – The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo.[1]

### May

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* 29 – The 7th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (29 May – 14 June).[2][3]

## Deaths

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June

* 3 – Ole Windingstad, orchestra conductor, pianist and composer (born 1886).[4]
* 21 – Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, pianist, composer and music teacher (born 1885).[5]

## Births

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January

* 7 – Jon Larsen, guitarist, composer, surrealistic painter, author, scientific researcher, and record producer.
* 24 – Nils Mathisen, jazz keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer

February

* 27 – Geir Botnen, classical pianist.

March

* 3 – Frode Alnæs, jazz guitarist and composer, Dance with a Stranger and Masqualero.
* 15
* Eivind Rølles, singer and guitarist, The Monroes (died 2013).[6]
* Mattis Hætta, Sami singer and recording artist (died 2022).
* 25 – Per Hillestad, drummer and record producer, Lava.
* 30 – Nils Jansen, jazz saxophonist and clarinetist.

April

* 5 – Elin Rosseland, jazz singer, bandleader, and composer.
* 27 – Odd Magne Gridseth, jazz bassist.

June

* 19 – Diesel Dahl, drummer, TNT.

July

* 28 – Bjørn Ole Rasch, keyboardist, composer, music arranger and producer.

August

* 6 – Sigurd Køhn jazz saxophonist, composer, and band leader (died 2004).[7]
* 20 – Gaute Storaas, jazz bassist and composer.
* 27 – Frode Fjellheim, yoiker and keyboardist, Transjoik.

September

* 14 – Morten Harket, singer, A-ha.
* 30 – Hilde Heltberg, singer, guitarist and songwriter (died 2011).[8]

October

* 20 – Ole Hamre, jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer.
* 24 – Per Eirik Johansen, rock singer and music manager (died 2014)[9]

November

* 30 – Lars Anders Tomter, classical viola player.

December

* 29 – Jørn Christensen, artist, actor, and record producer.
* 30 – Kåre Thomsen, jazz guitarist and graphic designer.

Unknown date

* Bjørn Jenssen, jazz drummer, Dance with a Stranger.

## See also

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* 1959 in Norway
* Music of Norway

* Norway portal
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## References

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1. ^ "The Norwegian National Opera". Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
2. ^ "Festspillhistorier" (in Norwegian). Bergen International Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
3. ^ "Festspillene i Bergen" (in Norwegian). Kulturnav.org. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
4. ^ Cleven, Harry T. (2009-02-13). "Ole Windingstad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
5. ^ Norheim, Øyvind (2009-02-13). "Fridtjof Backer Grøndahl". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
6. ^ Christiansen, Ann (2013-03-18). "Eivind Rølles har gått bort". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
7. ^ "Sigurd Køhn – biography". LinerNotes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
8. ^ Ighanian, Cathherine Gonsholt (2011-09-04). "Hilde Heltberg er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-30.
9. ^ Pettersen, Jonas; Hege, Varsi (2014-01-15). "Per Eirik Johansen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-29.

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