Bjørn Woll

Bjørn Norman Woll (May 30, 1927 – February 13, 1996) was a Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer.

[1] As a young man, he was employed by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, where he eventually advanced to the second violin group's concertmaster.

For a number of years he shared the first chair with Kaare Sæther, who was also a very active violin teacher.

[1][4][5] As a studio musician, he participated in a number of recordings in which the violin group consisted of Kai Angel Næsteby, Arne Monn-Iversen, Jan Ulf Jacobsen, and himself.

Woll succeeded Karsten Andersen in 1963 as the conductor and artistic director of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra[6] and as the performing conductor of the Stavanger Ensemble,[6] a chamber ensemble that had morning broadcasts on radio until 1970 (not to be confused with the later rock group of the same name).