Concerto for Violin and Strings (Mendelssohn)

Concerto for Violin
by Felix Mendelssohn
Portrait of the composer by Carl Joseph Begas, 1821
KeyD minor
CatalogueMWV O 3
PeriodRomantic
GenreConcerto
Composed1822 (1822)
Movements3
ScoringViolin and orchestra
Premiere
Date4 February 1952 (1952-02-04)
LocationNew York City, New York

The Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor, MWV O 3, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn at the age of thirteen. It has three movements, Allegro–Andante–Allegro, and performance duration is approximately 22 minutes.