Ferdinand A. Rojahn
Ferdinand August Rojahn (1822-1900) was a German-born organist, violinist and conductor.
Life and career
The son of Johan Friedrich Gottlieb Rojahn and Dorothea Schunnemann Rojahn, Ferdinand August Rojahn was born in Bad Gandersheim, Germany in 1822.[1] He was educated as a musician in the cities of Hildesheim and Hamburg. In the latter city he was a pupil of Carl Schwencke, the son of Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke.[1]
In 1841 Rojahn joined the Harz-Verein,[1] a German orchestra which traveled to Norway and performed more than 340 concerts on tour in that nation in 1840-1841.[2] That orchestra settled into residency at the Christiania Theatre where Rojahn was employed as a conductor of operas.[2] In addition to conducting he also played in the orchestra at that theatre from 1841-1845.[1]
Rojahn was employed by the city of Fredrikstad as a town musician from 1845-1853.[1] He was a violin and piano teacher to the Norwegian composer, violinist and conductor Sigurd Lie (born 1871). He taught Lie while serving as organist at the Kristiansand Cathedral;[3] a post he held in 1853-1854.[1] He was principal conductor of Musikselskabet Harmonien (which later became the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra) from 1856 until 1859.[4]
In 1859 Rojahn married to Birgitte Cornelia Gulbrandsen (1839-1927). They had 8 children; two of which became professional musicians.[1] He died in 1900.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Michelsen, Kari (2017). Butikk Og Musikk Carl Warmuth Og Hans Hus (PDF). University of Oslo. pp. 23–26.
- ^ a b Svendsen, Trond Olav (24 February 2025). "Harz-Verein". Store norske leksikon.
- ^ Grinde, Nils (1991). A History of Norwegian Music. University of Nebraska Press. p. 266. ISBN 9780803221352.
- ^ Kari Michelsen (2002). "Bergen". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.02779.