Violin Concerto (Sibelius)

Violin Concerto
by Jean Sibelius
The composer (c. 1905)
KeyD minor
Opus47
Composed1903 (1903)–1904, rev. 1905
PublisherLienau (1906)[1]
Duration38 mins. (orig. 40 mins.)[2]
Movements3
Premiere
Date8 February 1904 (1904-02-08)[3]
LocationHelsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
ConductorJean Sibelius
PerformersHelsinki Philharmonic Society
Victor Nováček [de] (violin)

The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 of Jean Sibelius, originally composed in 1904 and revised in 1905, is the only concerto by Sibelius. It is symphonic in scope and included an extended cadenza for the soloist that takes on the role of the development section in the first movement.

  1. ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 222.
  2. ^ Dahlström 2003, pp. 220–221.
  3. ^ Dahlström 2003, p. 221.