Ketil Bjørnstad

Norwegian pianist, composer and author

Person Human Q740561

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: April 25, 1952
Place of birth: Oslo, Oslo Municipality^[8]
Country of citizenship: Norway^[10]
Occupation: pianist, composer, writer, jazz musician, biographer, musician^[11]
Educated at: Oslo Waldorf School^[12]
Award received: Spellemann Award for instrumental record of the year (1974), Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment (1989), Riksmål Society Literature Prize (1998), Sarpsborgprisen (1978)^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Notable work: The Light^[13]
Spouse: Catharina Jacobsen^[9]
Genre: jazz^[19]
Official website: www.ketilbjornstad.com^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian^[28]
Described by source: Hvem er Hvem? (1994)^[27]
Discography: Ketil Bjørnstad discography^[22]
Family name: Bjørnstad^[23]
Given name: Ketil^[24]
Instrument: piano^[26]
Name in native language: Ketil Bjørnstad^[29]
Number of viewers/listeners: 703,752 (2025)^[30]
Record label: ECM Records, Philips Records^[20]^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 60

ISNI: 0000000108762235
VIAF cluster ID: 19694444
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n80017558
GND ID: 118100475
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Ketil Bjørnstad.JPG ↗
Acharts.co artist ID: ketil_bjornstad
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000650381
Apple Music artist ID: 13459942
BIBSYS ID: 90055114
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BjørnstadKetil1952-
Babelio author ID: 180190
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12037778m

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BookBrainz author ID: ded1b1d6-9db9-454c-9dc5-f3ec41c2543d
CANTIC ID: 981058518655106706
CBDB.cz author ID: 46663
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741693022720
DDB person (GND) ID: 118100475
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118100475
Discogs artist ID: 324494
Europeana entity: agent/base/49093
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118100475
Filmportal ID: 462bdfa076ee4bc588eeb8cd12af2eb1
Freebase ID: /m/01lrw6m
GTAA ID: 260873
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Ketil_Bjørnstad
HAND ID: C026-4580-04B0-5659-DB0F
IMDb ID: nm0084878
IdRef ID: 028567927
JRC Names ID: 1278384
Jaxsta profile ID: 05b5186c-7abc-4c19-bb4d-8fc820c5162f
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118100475
Kallías ID: PE00102736
Kinobox person ID: 1241741
LibraryThing author ID: bjrnstadketil
Munzinger person ID: 00000026758
MusicBrainz artist ID: 9a141277-3edd-4aac-931b-10030410bfd4
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000035043
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA11708196
NL CR AUT ID: xx0000601
NUKAT ID: n2005132497
National Library of Korea ID: KAC201109429
National Library of Latvia ID: 000021363
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810688189205606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 070114862
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID: Ketil_Bjørnstad
Obálky knih ID: xx0000601
Open Library ID: OL254757A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095509211
Perlentaucher ID: ketil-bjoernstad
SNAC ARK ID: w6tq9zpg
SVKKL authority ID: 0244525-Bjornstad-Ketil-1952
Sceneweb artist ID: 46622
SecondHandSongs artist ID: 108566
Songkick artist ID: 489648
Spotify artist ID: 3OjcHir4Q8ERzefXtMU1ph
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058518655106706
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJc84gTK8yX4CBGtQKWdQq
Yale LUX ID: person/fb730c1c-f9ab-4129-a9c3-10f30e6f45c5
YouTube channel ID: UC8PuVAeLLC6KGUf94_9eK3w (2013–present)
ČSFD person ID: 246644

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🔗 Connections

Mb:performer of 28

Leve Patagonia, Remembrance, Floating, La notte, Lise Madsen, Moses og de andre, Frolandia, Kildens bredd, Tidevann +20 more

Occupation 5

writer, composer, pianist, biographer, jazz musician

Mb:composer 4

Sommernatt ved fjorden, Sommernatt ved fjorden, The River, The River

Compositions 2

In Praise of Love, For Ever Mozart

Mb:lyricist 2

Sommernatt ved fjorden, Sommernatt ved fjorden

Record label 2

Philips Records, ECM Records

Award received 1

Riksmål Society Literature Prize

Country of citizenship 1

Norway

Genre 1

jazz

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

piano

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Norwegian

Place of birth 1

Oslo

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Ketil Bjørnstad was born on April 25, 1952^[1], in Oslo^[2]. He has worked as a pianist^[3], composer^[4], writer^[5], jazz musician^[6], and biographer^[7].

FAQs

Where was Ketil Bjørnstad born?

Ketil Bjørnstad's place of birth was Oslo^[2].

Who was Ketil Bjørnstad married to?

Ketil Bjørnstad's spouses include Catharina Jacobsen^[9].

What did Ketil Bjørnstad do for work?

Ketil Bjørnstad worked as a pianist^[3], composer^[4], writer^[5], jazz musician^[6], and biographer^[7].

Where did Ketil Bjørnstad go to school?

Ketil Bjørnstad was educated at Oslo Waldorf School^[12].

What awards did Ketil Bjørnstad receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award for instrumental record of the year^[14], Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment^[15], Riksmål Society Literature Prize^[16], and Sarpsborgprisen^[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — place of birth (P19): Oslo. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — place of birth (P19): Oslo Municipality. Hvem er Hvem? (1994). wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — sex or gender (P21): male. Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved 2014-04-04. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — spouse (P26): Catharina Jacobsen. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — country of citizenship (P27): Norway. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — educated at (P69): Oslo Waldorf School. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): pianist. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-25. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): jazz musician. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): biographer. Retrieved 2019-06-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — genre (P136): jazz. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — award received (P166): Spellemann Award for instrumental record of the year. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — award received (P166): Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — award received (P166): Riksmål Society Literature Prize. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — award received (P166): Sarpsborgprisen. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — record label (P264): ECM Records. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — record label (P264): Philips Records. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — discography (P358): Ketil Bjørnstad discography. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — date of birth (P569): April 25, 1952. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — family name (P734): Bjørnstad. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — given name (P735): Ketil. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — notable work (P800): The Light. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — official website (P856): http://www.ketilbjornstad.com. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — described by source (P1343): Hvem er Hvem? (1994). wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Norwegian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — name in native language (P1559): Ketil Bjørnstad. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Ketil Bjørnstad — number of viewers/listeners (P5436): 703,752. YouTube API. Retrieved 2025-11-26. wikidata.org.

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26d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Place of birth → Oslo, Oslo Municipality

Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1994)

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Occupation → pianist, composer, writer +1

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