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List of compositions for violin and orchestra

Wikimedia list of musical works by instrumentation

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ689296 ↗
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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.

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