The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1952 in Norwegian music.
Events
Deaths
April 21 – Alfred Andersen-Wingar, composer and orchestra conductor (born 1869).
December 14 – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887).
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).
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
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