Accolay – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor

Of the violin concertos by Belgian composer and violinist Jean Baptiste Accolay, the first, in A minor, has become a poular audition piece under the title ‘Concertino I’.

This single-movement work, also published by the composer with a string accompaniment, is appealing and effective but not too difficult.

As a ‘student concerto’ it has established itself in secondary-school teaching as well as in international competitions such as ‘Jugend Musiziert’ in Germany.