Violin Concerto (Tower)
| Violin Concerto | |
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| by Joan Tower | |
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| Duration | 19 minutes |
| Movements | 1 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | April 24, 1992 |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Conductor | Joseph Silverstein |
| Performers | Elmar Oliveira and the Utah Symphony |
The Violin Concerto is a composition for solo violin and orchestra by the American composer Joan Tower. It was commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition and the Snowbird Institute. The piece was first performed by the violinist Elmar Oliveira and the Utah Symphony under the conductor Joseph Silverstein on April 24, 1992, in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is dedicated to the violinist Elmar Oliveira. The composition was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music.