Gudbrand Bøhn (November 10, 1839 – January 18, 1906) was a

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violinist, concertmaster, and music teacher. Bøhn was born in

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in Akershus

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.''Store norske leksikon: Gudbrand Bøhn''.
/ref> He was the son of the violinist Ole Gulbrandsen Bøhn (1803–1882). He was a central figure in the capital city's artistic community, where he started holding regular chamber music evenings, and he was the concertmaster at the

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until 1899, when it closed. Bøhn premiered

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's Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8 in 1867 with the composer at the piano. His students included Christian Sinding, Sigurd Lie, Michael Flagstad,

Harald Heide Harald Heide (March 8, 1876 – January 27, 1956) was a Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer. Heide was born in Fredrikstad, the son of the violin-maker Johan Albert Heide (1847–1925). He studied music theory and violin at the Oslo Con ...

, William Farre, and

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. Bøhn died in

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(now Oslo).

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