It was written in 1916 while the composer was in Zarudzie, Ukraine. Paul Kochanski advised Szymanowski on the fine point of violin technique during the composition of the concerto, and he later wrote the cadenza. The work is dedicated to Kochański. The likely inspiration for the concerto was Noc Majowa, a poem by the Polish poet Tadeusz Miciński. The concerto doesn't follow or duplicate the poem, yet Szymanowski's ecstatic, sumptuous music is an ideal companion to Miciński's language:
| Original Name | Koncert skrzypcowy |
| Date of composition | 1916 in Zarudzie, Ternopil's'ka oblast, Ukraine |
| Premiered | 1922, November 1st in Warsaw, Poland |
| First published | in 1921 (violin and piano); 1923 (full score) by Universal Edition in Vienna, Austria |
| Dedicated to | Paweł Kochański |
| Type | Concerto |
| Catalogue | Op. 35 |
| Approx. duration | 26 minutes |
| Instruments |
Violin
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karol Szymanowski: Concerto n°1, Op. 35 Karol Szymanowski: Concerto n. 1, Op. 35 Karol Szymanowski: Konzert Nr. 1, Op. 35 |