Ole Rødder

Ole Rødder (1743–1806)^[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. Gurvin, Olav; Anker, Øyvind, ed. (1949). "Rødder, Ole Pedersen". Musikkleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Dreyers Forlag. p. 1036.