Ole Bull

Ole Borneman Bull (5 February 1810 – 17 August 1880) was a Norwegian violinist. Born in Bergen his father wished him to be a minister, but he preferred a musical life. When four or five years old, he could play all the songs he heard his mother sing, on the violin, and when nine, he played first violin in the Bergen Theatre orchestra, and was soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. At 18, he was sent to the University of Christiania, but he failed his examinations.