title: 1959 in Norwegian music
text: # 1959 in Norwegian music
  
  The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1959 in Norwegian music.
  
  ## Events
  
  ### February
  
  * 16 – The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo.
  
  ### May
  
  * 29 – The 7th Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (29 May – 14 June).
  
  ## Deaths
  
  ### June
  
  * 3 – Ole Windingstad, orchestra conductor, pianist and composer (born 1886).
  * 21 – Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, pianist, composer and music teacher (born 1885).
  
  ## 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).
     * Mattis Hætta, Sami singer and recording artist.
  * 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).
  * 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).
  
  ### October
  
  * 20 – Ole Hamre, jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer.
  * 24 – Per Eirik Johansen, rock singer and music manager (died 2014)
  
  ### 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.
  