1954 in Norwegian music

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

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 (died 2019).


 * 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.