Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)

Violin Concerto No. 2 : Fiddler on the Shore (2009)

for violin and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2009
    • Duration: 25 mn
    • Publisher: Chester Music
    • Opus: 299
    • Commission: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Detailed formation
  • soloist: violin
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 3 percussionists, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 22 August 2009
    Location:

    Allemagne, Leipzig Gewandhaus


    Performers:

    Daniel Hope violon, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, direction.