Bachtrack logo
What's on
Reviews
Articles
News
Video
Site
Young artists
Travel

Work: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance listings
Fact file
ComposerSibelius, Jean (1865-1957)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1904
Work typeOrchestral
Upcoming eventsSee more...

SheffieldSheffield International Concert Season 2025/26 - Czech Janacek Philharmonic

Loading image...
Janáček, Sibelius, Shostakovich
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava; Daniel Raiskin; Jennifer Pike

ParisOrchestre de Paris / Oksana Lyniv

Loading image...
Tower, Resatsch, Sibelius, Dvořák
Orchestre de Paris; Oksana Lyniv; Bomsori Kim

BudapestIt Springs Forth from Us

Wavemaker Hungary - MUPA
Sibelius, Bartók
Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra; Gilbert Varga; Barnabás Kelemen
Latest reviewsSee more...

Dazzling Sibelius from Batiashvili and Nézet-Séguin in Montreal

Loading image...
A gamut of Nordic moods and colours are elicited in this all-Sibelius programme comprising the Violin Concerto as well as the Sixth and Seventh Symphonies.
****1
Read more

Gemma New impresses in Birmingham

Loading image...

Gemma New and Christian Tetzlaff deliver an intense programme of music depicting 20th-century tension and struggle, with the help of a flawless CBSO. 

****1
Read more

Honeck heralds a spirited season opener at the Pittsburgh Symphony

Loading image...
Manfred Honeck inaugurates the new season in Pittsburgh with a Sibelius concerto and a Dvořák symphony, prefaced by a contemporary American work by Christopher Theofanidis. 
****1
Read more
Latest articles

Bachtrack top ten: Violin Concertos

Loading image...
When Mark and Elisabeth considered their top ten violin concertos, an easy truce was agreed. Sorry, Johannes, but when it comes to violin concertos, Pyotr Ilyich was victorious.

The violin concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius

Loading image...
An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.