Bohuslav Martinů's Symphony No. 2, H. 295, was composed from May 29 to July 24, 1943 under a commission from the Czech community in Cleveland. It was premiered by the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf on October 28 that year, which marked the 25th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia, then downgraded to a Czech protectorate and Slovak puppet state under German occupation.

Date of composition 1943 (from May 29 to July 24)
Premiered 1943, October 28th in Cleveland, OH, United States
First published 1966 by Boosey & Hawkes in London, United Kingdom
Type Symphony
Tonality D
Catalogue H 295
Approx. duration 24 minutes
Instruments Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Bohuslav Martinů: Symphonie n°2 en ré , H 295
Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonia n. 2 in re , H 295
Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonie Nr. 2 d-, H 295