1952 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1952 in Norwegian music .

Deaths

April

• 21 – Alfred Andersen-Wingar, composer and orchestra conductor (born 1869). ^[1]

December

• 14 – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887). ^[2]

Births

February

• 20 – Halvor Haug, composer.
• 22 – Soon-Mi Chung, violinist, viola player, and musical director.

April

• 9 – Magnar Åm, composer
• 25 – Ketil Bjørnstad, pianist, composer and author

May

• 3 – Henning Sommerro, pianist, composer, and professor at NTNU.

June

• 6 – Kjell Samkopf, drummer and composer.
• 12 – Bent Patey, guitarist, composer and writer.
• 14 – Trond-Viggo Torgersen, physician, broadcaster, television host, comedian, singer, and songwriter.
• 19 – Sidsel Endresen, jazz vocalist, composer and actor.
• 25 – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (died 1982). ^[3]

August

• 11 – Finn Sletten, jazz drummer

September

• 9 – Per Jørgensen, jazz trumpeter

October

• 3 – Øyvind Rauset, artist, musician and composer.

November

• 8 – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer
• 28 – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist

December

• 16 – Jon Laukvik, organist

See also

• 1952 in Norway
• Music of Norway

• Norway portal
• Music portal

References

1. "Alfred Nikolai Andersen Wingar". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
2. Vollsnes, Arvid (2009-02-13). "Issay Dobrowen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
3. Halvorsen, Tore (2009-02-13). "Radka Toneff". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-27.