This will be a relatively short post. I decided to include some of my favorite concertos, either to listen to, or play. For those I have performed before, either in a recital, accompanied by piano, or with an orchestra behind me, I have included a (P) after the piece in the list. For those I studied with a teacher, but didn't get a chance to perform in public, I have included an (S).
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Mozart Concerto No. 5 in A Major ("Turkish") (S when I was 13)
Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor (S)
"Autumn" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons (P)
Dvorak Concerto in A Minor (S)
Kabalevsky Concerto in C Major (P)
Sibelius Concerto (hopefully I'll learn it someday!)
Beethoven Concerto (my current dream piece)
Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 by Sarasate (S: my dream piece in college)
Zigunerweisen by Sarasate
Copland Sonata for Violin and Piano (P)
Beethoven's "Spring Sonata" (P)
Grieg Sonata No. 3 in C Minor (P)
Bruch Concerto in G Minor (P)
Prokofiev D Major Violin Sonata No. 2 adapted from his Flute Sonata (P)
Yankee Doodle by Vieuxtemps, Op. 17
Scottish Fantasy by Bruch (S)
Korngold Concerto in D Major (S) (did you know Korngold was a movie composer and heavily influenced John Williams?)
"Baal Shem" by Bloch (P)
