Premiered under the baton of Antonio Salieri and perhaps Mozart’s most famous symphony, it is filled with everything that is characteristic of Mozart … tempestuous outbursts, urgent passions, sly humor but above all inventive genius. Like Mozart, Mendelssohn was a child prodigy, and his affinity for the violin is apparent in this lyrical, even sentimental concerto. It remains of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos in history.