Violin Concerto (Riisager)
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was written by Danish composer Knudåge Riisager in 1950–1951 for violinist , to whom it is dedicated. Tworek gave its first performance with conductor Nicolai Malko at a Thursday Concert on 11 October 1951. There is a second, revised, version of the concerto, which was performed for the first time by at Gothenburg. The approximate duration is 23 minutes. Structure. The concerto has only two movements, a calm, meditative "Tranquillo" and a brilliant "Vivo", the latter being in the sonata form.