Magne Elvestrand (February 17, 1914 – July 31, 1991) was a Norwegian pianist and harpsichordist, best known as an organist.
Elvestrand studied organ under Arild Sandvold and Fartein Valen, who dedicated his opus 33 to him,[2] and studied theory, harmony, and counterpoint under Gustav Fredrik Lange and Per Steenberg.
At the age of 18 he was made cathedral organist at Oslo Cathedral while Eyvind Alnæs was ill and then continued in this function after Alnæs's death until Sandvold was appointed to the position.
[1] He debuted as a pianist in 1956,[1] and he performed his first full harpsichord concert in Copenhagen in 1962.
Elvestrand served as the organist at Trinity Church in Oslo from 1967 to 1984.