The piece was written in 1938 and then revised in 1945, including the replacement of the third movement. This was Britten's first work for piano and orchestra, which he premiered as soloist at a Promenade Concert in 1938. Dedicated to the composer Lennox Berkeley, the concerto is a 'bravura' work that has gained more international attention in recent years. Britten described the piece as "simple and in direct form".
| Date of composition | 1938 (7 February - 26 July 1938; revised in 1945) |
| Premiered | 1938, August 18th (Queen's Hall) in London, United Kingdom by Benjamin Britten |
| Dedicated to | 'To Lennox Berkeley' |
| Type | Concerto |
| Catalogue | BTC 853 |
| Approx. duration | 33 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Benjamin Britten: Concerto pour piano, BTC 853 Benjamin Britten: Concerto per pianoforte, BTC 853 Benjamin Britten: Konzert für Klavier, BTC 853 |