Bernard Stevens: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op.4 (1943)

Composer: Bernard George Stevens (2 March 1916 – 6 January 1983) was a British composer. Born in London, Stevens studied English and Music at the University of Cambridge with E. J. Dent, then at the Royal College of Music with R.O. Morris and Gordon Jacob from 1937 to 1940. His op.l, a violin sonata, attracted the attention of Max Rostal, who commissioned a Violin Concerto, which Stevens wrote while on army service. In 1946 his First Symphony, entitled Symphony of Liberation, won first prize in a competit