1954 in Norwegian music
# 1954 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1954 in Norwegian music.

## Events

### June

* 1 – The 2nd Bergen International Festival started in Bergen, Norway (June 1 – 15).

## Deaths

### January

* 21 – Per Reidarson, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1879).

### March

* 21 – Hanna Marie Hansen, composer, violinist, and music critic (born 1875).

## Births

### January

* 14 – Gunnar Andreas Berg, guitarist, music teacher, and record label manager.

### February

* 16 – Torbjørn Sunde, jazz trombonist.
* 18 – Bertil Palmar Johansen, contemporary composer and violinist.

### March

* 17 – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer and songwriter.
* 21 – Haakon Graf, jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer, music arranger and record producer.
* 27
   * Helge Iberg, contemporary composer.
   * Paolo Vinaccia, composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist.

### April

* 1 – Knut Værnes, jazz guitarist, composer, and band leader.
* 6 – Knut Stensholm, drummer in the band Sambandet (died 2010).
* 22 – Håkon Berge, contemporary composer, conductor, and music arranger.
* 28 – Frank Jakobsen, jazz drummer.

### June

* 26 – Øystein Norvoll, jazz guitarist.

### July

* 14 – Kristin Solli Schøien, author and composer.
* 19 – Cecilie Ore, composer.
* 25 – Svein Olav Blindheim, jazz double bassist, composer, and writer.

### August

* 21 – Bodil Niska, jazz saxophonist.

### September

* 8 – Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, multi-instrumentalist and composer.

### October

* 8 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (died 2005).

### November

* 8 – Kåre Garnes, jazz upright bassist.

### December

* 10 – Edvard Askeland, jazz bassist.
* 18 – Kåre Nordstoga, organist.
