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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
.
Contents
Events
February
May
Deaths
Births
See also
References
Events
February
16
– The
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
holds its first performance in
Folketeatret
in Oslo.
[
1
]
May
29
– The 7th
Bergen International Festival
started in
Bergen, Norway
(29 May – 14 June).
[
2
]
[
3
]
Deaths
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
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
1959 in Norway
Music of Norway
Norway portal
Music portal
References
↑
"The Norwegian National Opera"
.
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
. Retrieved
2017-04-16
.
↑
"Festspillhistorier"
(in Norwegian).
Bergen International Festival
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-12-02
. Retrieved
2017-03-22
.
↑
"Festspillene i Bergen"
(in Norwegian). Kulturnav.org
. Retrieved
2017-03-22
.
↑
Cleven, Harry T. (2009-02-13).
"Ole Windingstad"
.
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
. Retrieved
2017-03-25
.
↑
Norheim, Øyvind (2009-02-13).
"Fridtjof Backer Grøndahl"
.
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
. Retrieved
2017-03-25
.
↑
Christiansen, Ann (2013-03-18).
"Eivind Rølles har gått bort"
.
Aftenposten
(in Norwegian)
. Retrieved
2017-04-30
.
↑
"Sigurd Køhn – biography"
. LinerNotes.com. Archived from
the original
on 2016-03-04
. Retrieved
2017-04-30
.
↑
Ighanian, Cathherine Gonsholt (2011-09-04).
"Hilde Heltberg er død"
.
Verdens Gang
(in Norwegian)
. Retrieved
2017-04-30
.
↑
Pettersen, Jonas; Hege, Varsi (2014-01-15).
"Per Eirik Johansen er død"
.
Dagbladet
(in Norwegian)
. Retrieved
2017-04-29
.
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