Violin Masterclasses for YOUR Piece
Masterclasses are a valuable resource for us as both performers and audience members. They allow us to gain new perspectives on our repertoire to further grow our interpretation of a given piece. Lucky for us, we have the internet which is the home to thousands of masterclasses free for us to watch. The problem is that it is difficult to search for masterclasses with specific pieces since the “Masters” often cover several works in a single masterclass, so I decided to do some compilation work. Below is a comprehensive list of masterclasses and other videos covering a wide range of the violin repertoire (from early Suzuki books to the most virtuosic repertoire) and orchestral excerpts. This is only a small portion of all of the videos out there, so if you feel you have more to contribute, feel free to comment or email your suggestions and I’ll add them to the list! I will be continuously updating this list as much as possible. Also, let me know if you would like more of these lists for other instruments or chamber ensembles!
I hope these masterclasses prove to be helpful to you in your study of your current concerto/sonata/whatever you’re working on. Stay happy and healthy!
Quick note: Some of these masterclasses are in other languages (besides English), but I believe they are still worthy of watching and are still quite useful. Also, works by the same composer are organized by opus, not by alphabet, except for when there are multiples of works with the same instrumentation which are listed together. “Masters” are the alphabetically listed names after each piece. You can easily search the page by using control + F for PCs or command + F on Macs.
Accolay Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
Bach Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
First Movement: Kyrie and Gloria
Sixth Section: Laudamus Te
Bach Gavotte in G Minor, BWV 822
Bach Sonata No. 1 in G Minor BWV 1001
First Movement: Adagio
Eva Alexandrian (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Andrew Manze (Baroque setup)
Maxim Vengerov (More) (More) (More) (More)
Pinchas Zukerman (More) (More)
Second Movement: Fuga (Allegro)
Andrew Manze (baroque setup)
Alana Youssefian (baroque setup)
Third Movement: Siciliana
Fourth Movement: Presto
Bach Partita No. 1 in B Minor BWV 1002
First Movement: Allemanda - Double
Miriam Fried (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Second Movement: Corrente - Double (Presto)
Third Movement: Sarabande - Double
Fourth Movement: Tempo di Borea - Double
Bach Sonata No. 2 in A Minor BWV 1003
First Movement: Grave
Second Movement: Fuga
Third Movement: Andante
Fourth Movement: Allegro
Bach Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
First Movement: Allemanda
Second Movement: Corrente
Third Movement: Sarabanda
Fourth Movement: Giga (Gigue)
Fifth Movement: Ciaccona (Chaconne)
Bach Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005
First Movement: Adagio
Second Movement: Fuga
Third Movement: Largo
Bach Partita No. 3 in E Major BWV 1006
First Movement: Preludio
Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041
First Movement: Allegro
Bach Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
First Movement: Allegro
Bach Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
First Movement: Vivace
Bach Gavotte in D Major (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, Gavotte I, BWV 1068)
Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14
First Movement: Allegro
Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112, BB 117
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Fifth Movement: Finale Presto
Helena Wood (Violin 2)
Bartok Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117, BB 124
First Movement: Tempo di ciaccona
Bazzini Scherzo Fantastique (The Dance of the Goblins), Op. 25
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1
First Movement: Allegro con brio
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2
First Movement: Allegro vivace
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 12, No. 3
First Movement: Adagio
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23
First Movement: Presto
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 “Spring” in F Major, Op. 24
First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Adagio molto espressivo
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1
First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Adagio molto espressivo
Third Movement: Allegretto con variazioni
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
First Movement: Allegro con brio
Second Movement: Adagio cantabile
Fourth Movement: Finale: Allegro; Presto
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3
First Movement: Allegro assai
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 “Kreutzer” in A Major, Op. 47
First Movement: Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Third Movement: Finale (Presto)
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96
Third Movement: Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
Beethoven Violin Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40
Beethoven Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” in E-flat Major, Op. 55
Third Movement: Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Choral” in D Minor, Op. 125
Third Movement: Adagio molto e cantabile
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
First Movement: Allegro ma non troppo
Virginie Robilliard (More) (More)
Second Movement: Larghetto
Third Movement: Rondo. Allegro
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
Biber Ciacona in D Major
Biber Sonata III in F Major, C 140
Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Sergey Ostrovsky (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Second Movement: Adagio
Third Movement: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 “Regensonate” in G Major, Op. 78
First Movement: Vivace ma non troppo
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 “Thun” or “Meistersinger” in A Major, Op. 100
First Movement: Allegro amabile
Virginie Robilliard (More) (More)
Third Movement: Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
First Movement: Allegro
Pinchas Zukerman (More) (More)
Second Movement: Adagio
Third Movement: Un poco presto e con sentimento
Fourth Movement: Presto agitato
Brahms Sonatensatz in C Minor (F-A-E Sonata)
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Helena Wood (Violin 2)
Second Movement: Andante moderato
Malcolm Lowe (More)(More)
Third Movement: Allegro giocoso
Britten Violin Concerto, Op. 15
First Movement: Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo Primo
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
First Movement: Vorspiel: Allegro moderato
Klaidi Sahatci (More) (More)
Third Movement: Finale: Allegro energico
Bruch Scottish Fantasy in E-flat Major, Op. 46
First Movement: Introduction; Grave, Adagio cantabile
Third Movement: Andante sostenuto
Fourth Movement: Allegro guerriero
Chausson Poeme, Op. 25
Corelli Violin Sonata “La Folia” in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 12
De Bériot Scene de Ballet, Op. 100
Debussy La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109, CD. 111
Debussy Sonata in G Minor, L. 140, CD. 148
First Movement: Allegro vivo
Second Movement: Intermede: fantasque et leger
Dont 24 Etudes or Caprices, Op. 35
No. 5 Allegro appassionato
Djavan Caetano Santos (Portuguese)
Dvorak Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, B. 108
First Movement: Allegro ma non troppo
Dvorak Four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150
No. 1: Cavatina
No. 2: Capriccio
Elgar Salut d’Amour, Op. 12
Elgar Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61
First Movement: Allegro
Elgar Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82
First Movement: Allegro
Enescu Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25
First Movement: Moderato malinconico
Third Movement: Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso
Ernst Violin Concerto “Pathetique”, Op. 23
Faure Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13
First Movement: Allegro molto
Franck Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123; FWV 8
First Movement: Allegretto ben moderato
Second Movement: Allegro
Third Movement: Recitativo-Fantasia: Ben moderato
Fourth Movement: Allegretto poco mosso
Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82
First Movement: Moderato
Second Movement: Andante sostenuto
Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
First Movement: Allegro molto ed appassionato
Virginie Robilliard (More) (More)
Second Movement: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Handel Violin Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370
Second Movement: Allegro
Handel Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371
Second Movement: Allegro
Fourth Movement: Allegro
Haydn Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIIa: 1
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Haydn Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Hob. VIIa: 4
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Janáček Violin Sonata, JW VII/7
First Movement: Con moto
Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46
First Movement: Allegro con fermezza
Korngold Incidental Music from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Suite, Op. 11
Second Movement: Holzapfel und Schlehwein
Third Movement: Gartenscene
Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
First Movement: Moderato nobile
Kreisler La Gitana
Kreisler Preludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Kreisler Recitative and Scherzo, Op. 6
Kreisler Rondino on a theme by Beethoven
Kreisler Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur
Djavan Caetano Santos (Portuguese)
Kreisler Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Kreutzer 42 Etudes or Caprices
No. 7: Allegro assai
No. 8: Allegro non troppo
Kurt Saussmanshaus (More) (More)
Lalo Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Second Movement: Scherzando. Allegro molto
Third Movement: Intermezzo. Allegro non troppo
Fifth Movement: Rondo
Locatelli Caprices (L’arte del violino, Op. 3)
No. 19
Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
Part III
Fourth Movement: Adagietto
Martinon Sonatine No. 5 for Solo Violin, Op. 32, No. 1
Massenet Meditation from Thais
Mendelssohn Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
First Movement: Scherzo
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
First Movement: Allegro molto appassionato
Gyorgy Pauk (More) (More)
Maxim Vengerov (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Second Movement: Andante
Third Movement: Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian” in A Major, Op. 90
First Movement: Allegro vivace
Monti Csárdás
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, K. 207
Third Movement: Presto
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
First Movement: Allegro
Maxim Vengerov (More) (More) (More) (More)
Second Movement: Adagio
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
First Movement: Allegro
Boris Kuschnir (More) (More)
Second Movement: Andante cantabile
Third Movement: Rondeau: Andante grazioso
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 “The Turkish” in A Major, K. 219
First Movement: Allegro aperto
Pinchas Zukerman (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Mozart Adagio in E Major, K. 261
Mozart Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301
First Movement: Allegro con spirito
Mozart Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379
First Movement: Adagio - Allegro
Mozart Violin Sonata No. 32 in Bb Major, K. 454
First Movement: Largo - Allegro
Mozart Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
Overture
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major K.543
First Movement: Adagio; Allegro
Second Movement: Andante con moto
Fourth Movement: Allegro
Nováček Perpetuum Mobile
Pachelbel Canon and Gigue in D Major
Canon
Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1
No. 1: Andante in E Major
No. 4: Maestoso in C Minor
No. 5: Agitato in A Minor
No. 9: Allegretto in E Major
No. 11: Andante - Presto - Andante in C Major
No. 16: Presto in G Minor
No. 18: Corrente - Allegro in C Major
No. 21: Amoroso - Presto in A Major
No. 23: Posato in E-flat Major
No. 24: Tema con Variazioni (Quasi Presto) in A Minor
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6, MS 21
First Movement: Allegro maestoso
Paganini Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7
First Movement: Allegro maestoso
Paganini Cantabile, MS 109, Op. 17
Paganini “La Campanella” Arranged by Kreisler
Pinchas Zukerman (More) (More)
Paganini Variations on a Theme of Rossini Mose Fantasia, MS 23
Poulenc Violin Sonata, FP 119
First Movement: Allegro con fuoco
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
First Movement: Andantino - Andante Assai
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical” in D Major, Op. 25
First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Larghetto
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80
Second Movement: Allegro brusco
Third Movement: Andante
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
First Movement: Moderato
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
First Movement: Non Allegro
Ravel Tzigane, M. 76
Hagai Shaham (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Maxim Vengerov (More) (More) (More)
Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77
First Movement: Allegretto
Ravel Boléro, M. 81
Rieding Hungarian Concertino, Op. 21
Rieding Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 35
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Rieding Marcia for Violin and Piano, Op. 44
Rode 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 22
No. 1 in C Major
No. 8 in F-sharp Minor
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28, R. 188
Janna Gandelman (More) (More)
Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Saint-Saens Havanaise, Op. 83, R. 202
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Sarasate Caprice Basque, Op. 24
Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Maxim Vengerov (More)(More)(More)
Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
Schubert Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major, D. 125
First Movement: Largo - Allegro vivace
Schubert Violin Sonata “Duo” in A Minor, D. 385 , Op. 137/2
First Movement: Allegro
Schubert Fantasie in C Major, D. 934, Op. 159
First Section: Andante molto
Second Section: Allegretto
Third Section: Andantino
Fourth Section: Allegro
Schulhoff Violin Sonata No. 2, WV91
First Movement: Allegro impetuoso
Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Second Movement: Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
First Movement: Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121
First Movement: Ziemlich Langsam - Lebhaft
Second Movement: Sehr Lebhaft
Third Movement: Leise, Einfach
Seitz Student Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 12
First Movement: Allegro risoluto
Seitz Student Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13
Third Movement: Allegretto moderato
Seitz Student Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 22
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
First Movement: Nocturne: Moderato
Second Movement: Scherzo - Allegro
Third Movement: Passacaglia: Andante - Cadenza -
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D Major, Op. 79
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Hagai Shaham (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More) (More)
Maxim Vengerov (Another) (More) (More)
Pinchas Zukerman (More) (More)
Second Movement: Adagio di molto
Michael Tilson Thomas & Zoya Leybin
Third Movement: Allegro, ma non tanto
Roberto Faria (Portuguese)
Smetana From My Homeland, JB 1:118, T. 128
First Movement: Moderato
Strauss Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18, TrV 151
First Movement: Allegro, ma non troppo
Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Stravinsky Italian Suite
Klaidi Sahatci (More) (More) (More) (More)
Stravinsky Rite of Spring, K 15
Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D Major
First Movement: Toccata
Svendsen Romance, Op. 26
Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
First Movement: Vivace assai
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
Violin Solo, Introduction to Scene
Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34, TH 58
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59
First Movement: Allegro moderato - Moderato assai
James Stern (More) (More) (More) (More)
Second Movement: Canzonetta (Andante)
Third Movement: Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
Veracini Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2, No. 7
Fourth Movement: Giga
Veracini Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2, No. 8
First Movement: Allegro
Verdi Luisa Miller
Overture
Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31
First Movement: Andante - Moderato
Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37
First Movement: Allegro non troppo
Vieuxtemps 3 Morceaux de Salon, Op. 32
No. 2: Rondino
Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A Minor, G. 97
First Movement: Moderato
Viotti Violin Concerto No. 23 in G Major, G. 98
First Movement: Allegro
Vitali Chaconne in G Minor
Vivaldi Violin Sonata in A Major, RV 31, Op. 2 No. 2
First Movement: Preludio a Capriccio
Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor, RV 356, Op. 3, No. 6
First Movement: Allegro
Vivaldi Four Seasons, F.I: 22-25
Violin Concerto in E Major RV 269 “Spring”, Op. 8, No. 1
First Movement: Allegro
Walton Violin Concerto
First Movement: Andante tranquillo
Waxman Carmen Fantasie
Wieniawski Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 14
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Wieniawski Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22
First Movement: Allegro moderato
Second Movement: Romance. Andante non troppo
Third Movement: Allegro con fuoco - Allegro moderato
Rudolf Koelman (More) (More)
Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme for Violin and Piano, Op. 15
Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantelle, Op. 16
Wieniawski Légende, Op. 17
Wieniawski Etude-Caprices, Op. 18
No. 3: Allegro Moderato in D Major
No. 4: Tempo di Saltarella, ma non troppo vivo in A Minor
Wieniawski Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s “Faust”, Op. 20
Wieniawski Polonaise Brillante No. 2 in A Major, Op. 21
Wohlfahrt 60 Studies for the Violin, Op. 45
No. 1
No. 32
Ysaye Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns, Op. 52, No. 6
Ysaye Poeme Elegiaque, Op. 12
Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 27
First Movement: Obsession: Prelude (Poco vivace)
Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 3 “Ballade” in D Minor, Op. 27
Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 27
First Movement: Allemande: Lento maestoso
Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Op. 27
First Movement: L’Aurore
Second Movement: Danse rustique
Ysaye Violin Sonata No. 6 in E Major, Op. 27