Saint-Saëns dedicated the concerto to fellow composer-virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate, who performed the solo part at the premiere in October 1880 in Hamburg.
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Op. 61
Composed in 1880
By Camille Saint-Saëns
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