Ole Rødder
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Ole Rødder (1743–1806) was a Norwegian violinist. He became the first paid musician of Bergen's '' Musikselskabet Harmonien'' in 1783, serving as
concertmaster The concertmaster (from the German language, German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (UK) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the Conducting, conductor, the concertma ...
of the
orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...
, which later became the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ( Norwegian: Bergen filharmoniske orkester) is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The M ...
. Rødder was a ''stadsmusikant'' (town musician) in
Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...
from 1789. He was a regular visitor to the Altona tavern, where the orchestra rehearsed in its early days.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodder, Ole Norwegian male classical violinists Musicians from Bergen 18th-century Norwegian artists 19th-century Norwegian musicians 1743 births 1806 deaths Players of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmasters