Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207

Composer: MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Mozart wrote his first violin concerto in 1773, when he was was 17 years old. The work consists of three movements:
    1. Allegro moderato
    2. Adagio
    3. Presto1
  • While Mozart is remembered for his abilities on keyboard instruments, he was also an exceptional violin player (which is not surprising, given that his father was a well-respected violin teacher and performer of the day). Mozart would have performed this work himself at some point in his career, though its unclear whether he wrote Violin Concerto No. 1 for his own playing or with another musician in mind.
  • Fun fact – Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major is Mozart’s first (surviving) concerto for any instrument.2

Sources

  1. “Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus),” IMSLP, accessed August 18, 2025, https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No.1_in_B-flat_major%2C_K.207_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus).
  2. Steven Ledbetter, “Violin Concerto No. 1,” Boston Symphony Orchestra, accessed August 18, 2025, https://www.bso.org/works/violin-concerto-no-1-2.

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