Question: 19th-century Norwegian violinist Ole Bull was compared to which celebrated Italian virtuoso of the time?
Context: The Helland family from Bø in Telemark is a Norwegian dynasty of Hardanger fiddle makers who made the most significant and important contribution to the development of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tradition.  The celebrated Norwegian fiddler Ole Bull played on Helland fiddles. Oleanna (Oleana) is a Norwegian folk song that was translated into English and popularized by former Weavers member Pete Seeger.  The song is a critique of Ole Bull's vision of a perfect society in America.  Oleanna was actually the name of one of Ole Bull's settlements in the New Norway colony of Pennsylvania.  His society failed, and all of the immigrants moved away since the dense forest made it hard to settle there.  The lyrics concern the singer's desire to leave Norway and escape to Oleanna, a land where "wheat and corn just plant themselves, then grow a good four feet a day while on your bed you rest yourself." The National Peace Jubilee was a celebration, organized by Patrick Gilmore in Boston on June 15, 1869.  It featured an orchestra and a chorus, as well as numerous soloists.  More than 11,000 performers participated, including the famous violinist Ole Bull as the orchestra's concertmaster, and Carl Zerrahn as director of the choral forces.  The Jubilee became the "high-water mark in the influence of the band in American life".  Along with the World's Peace Jubilee and International Musical Festival in 1872, it made Gilmore a famous composer and bandmaster.  For the Jubilee, a newly commissioned "Hymn of Peace" was written by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, set to the music from "American Hymn" by Matthais Keller. Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due (19 February 1919 – 18 November 1985) was a Norwegian violinist and music teacher, and the son of violinist Henrik Adam Due (1891–1966) and Mary Barratt Due (b. Barratt, 1888–1969), married to Else Barratt-Due (b. Holst, 1925–2006), and together they got five children, among them the pianist Cecilie Barratt-Due (1950–) and the violinist Stephan Barratt-Due Jr. (1956–) married to violinist Soon-Mi Chung. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (] ; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer.  He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.  His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best known of his compositions, and have served as an inspiration for many prominent composers. Det norske Theater is a former theatre in Bergen, Norway, and regarded as the first pure Norwegian stage theatre.  It opened in 1850 by primus motor, violinist Ole Bull, and closed in 1863, after a bankruptcy.  The theatre's first production was Holberg's comedy "Den Vægelsindede", and the opening was on 2 January 1850.  The theatre played at the old comedy house built in 1800. Ole Bornemann Bull (] ; 5 February 181017 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer.  According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing. Sara Chapman Thorp Bull (1850 – January 14, 1911; "née" Sara Chapman Thorp; also known as Saint Sara) was an American writer and philanthropist.  She was a dedicated disciple of Swami Vivekananda and was married to Ole Bull, a Norwegian violinist. Adolfo Fumagalli (19 October 18283 May 1856) was a 19th-century Italian virtuoso pianist and composer, known today primarily for his virtuosic compositions for the left hand alone. "Ole Bull and Old Dan Tucker" is a traditional American song.  Several different versions are known, the earliest published in 1844 by the Boston-based Charles Keith company.  The song's lyrics tell of the rivalry and contest of skill between Ole Bull (named for Ole Bournemann Bull, a famous violinist) and Dan Tucker (title character of the blackface hit of the same name).  The song also satirizes the low pay earned by early minstrel performers: "Ole Bull come to town one day [and] got five hundred for to play."
Answer: Niccolò Paganini