Ole Rødder

Ole Rødder (17431806)[1] was Norwegian violinist. He became the first paid musician of Bergen's Musikselskabet Harmonien in 1783, serving as concertmaster of the orchestra, which later became the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Rødder was a stadsmusikant (town musician) in Bergen from 1789.[1] He was a regular visitor to the Altona tavern, where the orchestra rehearsed in its early days.

References

  1. 1 2 Gurvin, Olav; Anker, Øyvind, eds. (1949). "Rødder, Ole Pedersen". Musikkleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Dreyers Forlag. p. 1036.
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