Violin Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

Violin Concerto
by Camille Saint-Saëns
KeyC major
Opus58
PeriodRomantic
GenreConcerto
Composed1858 (1858)
Movements3
ScoringViolin & Orchestra
Premiere
Date1880 (1880)

The Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 58, by Camille Saint-Saëns, was the composer's first violin concerto, written in 1858, although it was published in 1879 and so is numbered second. It was premiered in 1880 with Pierre Marsick as soloist.