The Serenade, after Plato: Symposium, for solo violin, strings and percussion is a five-movement concerto written by Leonard Bernstein in 1954. For the Serenade the composer draws inspiration from Plato's Symposium, a dialogue of related statements in praise of love, each statement made by a distinguished speaker. The seven speakers who inspired Bernstein's five movements are:
| Date of composition | 1954 |
| Premiered | 1954, September 12th (La Fenice) in Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| Type | Concerto |
| Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
| Instruments |
Violin
- Solo ;
Strings Harp Percussion |
| Autotranslations beta |
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