Violin Concerto (Larsson)
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| Violin Concerto | |
|---|---|
| by Lars-Erik Larsson | |
 The composer | |
| Opus | 54 |
| Composed | 1952 |
| Publisher | Gehrmans Musikförlag (1956) |
| Duration | Approx. 25 minutes[1] |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 11 January 1953 |
| Location | Swedish Radio |
| Conductor | Sten Frykberg |
| Performers | Swedish Radio Orchestra André Gertler |
The Violin Concerto, Op. 54, is a three-movement concertante composition for violin and orchestra written in 1952 by the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson. The piece premiered over Swedish Radio on 11 January 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden, with Sten Frykberg conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra.[1] The soloist was the Hungarian violinist André Gertler, its dedicatee.[2]
In 1976, Larsson wrote a new cadenza to Movement I.[2]
