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Countdown: the top 20 violin concertos

Earlier in April, we asked you to tell us your favorite violin concertos. We've tallied the results, and on Thursday, April 20, starting at 10 a.m. Central Time on our Favorites stream, we'll count down the top 20 favorite violin concertos — as voted by you.

Follow the results on Twitter — look for the #vconcertofaves hashtag.

Top 20 Violin Concerto Favorites

20. Shostakovich, Dmitri -- Violin Concerto No. 1
19. Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Violin Concerto No. 2, BWV 1042
18. Paganini, Niccolo -- Violin Concerto No. 2 "La Campanella"
17. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Violin Concerto No. 5
16. Elgar, Edward -- Violin Concerto
15. Prokofiev, Sergei -- Violin Concerto No. 1
14. Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Violin Concerto, BWV 1056
13. Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Violin Concerto No. 1, BWV 1041
12. Saint-Saëns, Camille -- Violin Concerto No. 3
11. Korngold, Erich -- Violin Concerto
10. Bruch, Max -- Violin Concerto No. 1
9. Bruch, Max -- Scottish Fantasy
8. Mendelssohn, Felix -- Violin Concerto in D minor
7. Dvořák, Antonin -- Violin Concerto
6. Barber, Samuel -- Violin Concerto
5. Mendelssohn, Felix -- Violin Concerto in E minor
4. Sibelius, Jean -- Violin Concerto
3. Brahms, Johannes -- Violin Concerto
2. Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Violin Concerto
1. Tchaikovsky, Peter -- Violin Concerto

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