Violin Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Sa NS)

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The Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 58, by Camille Saint-Saens, was the composer's first violin concerto, written in 1858, although it was published in 1879 and so is numbered second.

It was premiered in 1880 with Pierre Marsick as soloist.

The work is in three movements: Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (French pronunciation: ) (9 October 1835 - 16 December 1921) was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist.

He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony).