This is a list of musical compositions for violin and orchestra. See entries for concerto and violin concerto for a description of related musical forms.
Concertos
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Jean-Baptiste Accolay Violin Concerto No. 1 (1868) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1895) Violin Concerto No. 3 (1899) Joseph Achron Violin Concerto No. 1 (1927) Lee Actor Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2005) Marina Adamia Concerto for violin and symphony orchestra (1983) John Adams Violin Concerto (1993) Dharma at Big Sur (2003) Thomas Adès Concentric Paths, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2005) Lejla Agolli Violin concerto No.1 Violin concerto No.2 Miguel del Águila Violin Concerto (2008) Kalevi Aho Violin Concerto No.1 (1981) Violin Concert No. 2 (2015) Necil Kazım Akses Violin Concerto (1972) Eleanor Alberga Violin concerto No.1 (2001) Mark Alburger Violin Concerto ("Ticklish"), Op. 87 (2000) Luna Alcalay Sentenzen (1996) Maria de Alvear Hilos de oro, for voice, violin and orchestra (1991) Agua dulce, for oboe, violin and orchestra (1994) William Alwyn Violin Concerto (1939) Hendrik Andriessen Violin Concerto (1969) Jurriaan Andriessen Violin Concerto (1992) Caroline Ansink Concerto for violin and orchestra (1986) George Antheil Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1946) Malcolm Arnold Concerto for two violins and string orchestra. Op. 77 Violet Archer Concerto for violin and orchestra (1959) Claude Arrieu (Louise-Marie Simon) Violin concerto No.1 in E minor (1938) Violin concerto No.2 in D minor (1949) Clarice Assad Violin Concerto (2004) Kurt Atterberg Violin Concerto (1914) Lera Auerbach Violin Concerto No. 1 (2003) Violin Concerto No. 2 (2004) "De Profundis" Violin Concerto No. 3 (2015) "The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie" for Violin, Choir and Orchestra (2016) Lydia Auster Lyrical concertino "Summer in Käsmu", op. 25 (1966) Tor Aulin Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (1891) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1893) Violin Concerto No. 3 in C minor (1906)
B Grażyna Bacewicz Seven violin concertos (1937–1965) Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (1717–1723) Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 (1717–1723) Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043 (1723) Henk Badings Violin Concerto No. 1 (1928) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1935) Violin Concerto No. 3 (1944) Violin Concerto No. 4 (1947) Double Violin Concerto No. 1 (1954) Double Violin Concerto No. 2 (1969) Leonardo Balada Violin Concerto No. 1 (1982) Osvaldas Balakauskas Concerto RK (1997) Concerto Brio (1999) Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (1939) Sergei Barsukov Violin Concerto No. 2 (1962) Wolfgang von Bartels Violin concerto op.17 (1927) Ethel Barns Violin Concerto in A Major (1904) Béla Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1 (1908) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1938) Mason Bates Violin Concerto (2012) Anton Bauer Violin concerto (1921) Arnold Bax Violin Concerto (1937) Norma Beecroft Improvvisazioni concertanti No.2, for violin and orchestra Sally Beamish Violin Concerto (1994) Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806) Violin Concerto in C major, WoO 5 (fragment, c. 1790) Paul Ben-Haim Violin Concerto (1960) Alban Berg Violin Concerto (1935) Erik Bergman Violin Concerto, Op. 99 (1984) William Bergsma Violin Concerto (1965) Luciano Berio Violin Concerto Charles de Bériot Nine violin concertos Franz Berwald Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor (1820) Harrison Birtwistle Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2009–10) Daniel Bjarnason Violin Concerto (2017) Bruno Bjelinski Violin Concerto (1952) Boris Blacher Violin Concerto (1948) Ernest Bloch Violin Concerto in A minor (1938) Luigi Boccherini Violin Concerto in D major (Casadesus forgery) Sylvie Bodorova Concerto for violin and orchestra "Messagio" (1989) Karl Boelter Violin Concerto (1999) Rob du Bois Concerto for violin and orchestra (1975) Concerto for two violins and orchestra (1979) Corentin Boissier "The Intemporal", concert(in)o for violin and (chamber) orchestra in D minor (2010) Paul Gregory Bonneau Violin concerto 'American Dream: I Wanto to Rule the World' (2005) Nimrod Borenstein Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op. 60 (2013) Hakon Børresen Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 11 (1904) Henriette Bosmans Concertstuk, for violin and orchestra (1934) Grave funebre, for violin and orchestra Violin caprices 5 & 8, for violin and orchestra Susan Botti Within darkness, for violin and chamber orchestra (2000) Hendrik Bouman Violin Concerto in D major for Simon Standage (2008)(site) Brian Boydell Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (1953–54) Ina Boyle Concerto for violin and orchestra (1932-33 rev. 1935) Fantasy for violin and chamber orchestra (1926) Desmond Bradley Violin concerto (1969) Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (1878) Matija Bravničar Violin Concerto (1962) Johannes Bernardus van Bree Violin Concerto Therese Brenet Odi et amo, for violin and orchestra (1992) Poeme, for violin and orchestra (1994) Seuls tes yeux demeurerent, for violin and orchestra (2000) Havergal Brian Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major (no. 1 lost) (1934–5) Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto, Op. 15 (1939, rev. 1954, 1965) Mikhail Bronner Violin Concerto 'Lonely Voice' (1992) Violin Concerto 'Heaven's Gate' (2001) Stephen Brown Violin Concerto 'The Ouroboros' (2017) Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (1867) Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 (1878) Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58 (1891) Joanna Bruzdowicz Concerto for violin and orchestra No.1 (1975) Hermann Buchal Violin concerto op.69 (1941) Hans Bullerian Violin concerto op.7 Willy Burkhard Violin Concerto, Op. 69 (1943) Britta Bystrom Lyckans land, for violin and orchestra (2006)
C Édith Canat de Chizy Concerto for violin and orchestra "Exultet" (1995) Elliott Carter Violin Concerto (1990) Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Concerto Italiano (1924) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1931) Carlos Chávez Violin Concerto (1950) Qigang Chen La joie de la souffrance for Violin and Orchestra (2017) Gordon Chin Violin Concerto No. 1(1998) Formosa Seasons for Violin and Strings (2001) Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra (2002) Violin Concerto No. 2 (2003) Unsuk Chin Violin Concerto No. 1 (2001) Violin Concerto No. 2 (2021) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto Op.80 (1912) Julius Conus Violin Concerto in E minor (1898) Gloria Coates Holographic Universe, for violin and orchestra (1975) Roque Cordero Violin Concerto (1962) Guirne Creith (born Gladys Mary Cohen) Concerto in G minor for violin and orchestra (1934) Paul Creston Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 65 (1956) Concerto for violin & orchestra, op. 65 Lydian ode, for orchestra, op. 67. Concerto for accordion, op. 75. Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 78 (1960) Zulema de la Cruz Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra No.1 "Pacifico" (2006)
D Michael Daugherty Blue Electra for violin and orchestra (2022) Fallingwater for violin and string orchestra (2013) Fire and Blood for violin and orchestra (2003) Peter Maxwell Davies Violin Concerto (1985) Violin Concerto No.2 Fiddler on the Shore (2009) Frederick Delius Violin Concerto (1916) Yvonn Desportes Caprice champetre, for violin and orchestra (1955) David Diamond Violin Concerto No. 1 (1937) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1947) Violin Concerto No. 3 (1976) Mary Dickenson-Auner Irish concerto for violin and orchestra Concerto for violin and orchestra No.2 Albert Dietrich Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 30 Charles Dieupart Concerto in A major for violin, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and basso continuo Concerto in B major for 2 violins, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, and basso continuo James Dillon Violin Concerto (2000) Ernő Dohnányi Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 27 (1915) Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 43 (1949–50) Avner Dorman Violin Concerto Nigunim (Violin Concerto No. 2) Still (Violin Concerto No. 3) Double Concerto (for Violin and Cello) Zsolt Durkó Violin Concerto Pascal Dusapin Quad, 'In memoriam Gilles Deleuze', for violin and 15 musicians (1996) Aufgang, violin concerto (2008-2011) Henri Dutilleux L'arbre des songes – Violin Concerto (1985) Sur un même accord – Nocturne for Violin and Orchestra (2002) Antonín Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (1879–80)
E Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté Violin Concerto for Solo Violin Danny Elfman Concerto for Violin and Orchestra "Eleven Eleven" (2016-2017) Edward Elgar Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (1910) Anders Eliasson Violin Concerto Solitary Journey (2011; premiered by Ulf Wallin) Federico Elizalde Violin Concerto (1944; premiered by Ginette Neveu) Jose Elizondo La alborada de la esperanza (The Dawn of Hope) (2018) Limoncello (2018) Crepúsculos (Twilights) (2018) Heino Eller Violin Concerto (1933, rev. 1965) Einar Englund Violin Concerto (1981) Iván Erőd Violin Concerto op. 15 (1973)
F Sebastian Fagerlund Violin Concerto Darkness in Light Johann Friedrich Fasch Violin Concerto in A major, Fwv L:A 1 Violin Concerto in A major, Fwv L:A 2 Violin Concerto in A major, Fwv L:A 3 Violin Concerto in A minor, Fwv L:a 2 Violin Concerto in B major, Fwv L:B 2 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 2 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 3 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 4 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 4a Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 5 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 6 Violin Concerto in D major. Fwv L:D 7 Violin Concerto in D major, Fwv L:D 8 Violin Concerto in F major, Fwv L:F 2 Concerto for violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, continuo in G major, Fwv L:G 4 Violin Concerto in G major, Fwv L:G 5 Violin Concerto in G major, Fwv L:G 6 Violin Concerto in G major, Fwv L:G 7 Gabriel Fauré Violin Concerto [unfinished] (1878–80); two of three movements were completed, the first survives Morton Feldman Violin and Orchestra (1979) Jacobo Ficher Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 46 (1942) Josef Bohuslav Foerster Violin Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 88 (1911) Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 104 Wolfgang Fortner Concerto for Violin and Large Chamber Orchestra (1947) Eduard Franck Violin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 30 (1855/1861, printed 1890) Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 57 (1875) Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra in A major (1845) Richard Franck Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 43 (1906) Serenade for Violin and Orchestra in A major, Op. 25 (1896) Benjamin Frankel Violin Concerto (1951) Peter Fribbins Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2014–15)English Chamber Orchestra (2015) Available at: http://www.cadoganhall.com/event/english-chamber-orchestra-150217/ (Accessed: 13 October 2015)
G Niels Gade Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 56 (1880) Blas Galindo Violin Concerto (1962) Raymond Gallois-Montbrun Violin Concerto (1957) Chen Gang and He Zhanhao Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto Philippe Gaubert Violin Concerto in B-flat Major (1929) Harald Genzmer Concerto for Violin (1959) Roberto Gerhard Violin Concerto (1945, rev. 1950) Friedrich Gernsheim Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 42 Violin Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 86 Alberto Ginastera Violin Concerto (1963) Philip Glass Violin Concerto No. 1 (1987) Violin Concerto No. 2 (2009) Alexander Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 (1904) Benjamin Godard Concerto Romantique, Op.35 Concerto No.2, Op.131 Hermann Goetz Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 22 Karel Goeyvaerts Violin Concerto No. 1 (1948) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1951) Karl Goldmark Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28 (1877) Violin Concerto No. 2 ? Berthold Goldschmidt Violin Concerto (1952/55) Evgeny Golubev Violin Concerto, Op. 56 (1970) Paul Graener Violin Concerto, Op.104 (1938) Kurt Graunke Violin Concerto (1959) Helen Grime Violin Concerto (2016) Camargo Guarnieri Violin Concerto No. 1 (1940) Violin Concerto No. 2 (1952) Sofia Gubaidulina Offertorium, concerto for violin and orchestra (1980–86) In tempus praesens, concerto for violin and orchestra (2006–07) César Guerra-Peixe Concertino for violin and chamber orchestra (1972)
H Reynaldo Hahn Violin Concerto in D major (1928) Alexei Haieff