▁the ▁piece ▁rapidly ▁entered ▁the ▁standard ▁viol in ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁re per toire , ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁frequently ▁performed ▁of ▁all ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁concert os . ▁ ▁It ▁received ▁its ▁UK ▁premi ere ▁by ▁E da ▁Ker sey ▁at ▁a ▁Prom s ▁concert ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁ ▁The ▁con cer to ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁viol in ists , ▁including ▁Louis ▁Kauf man , ▁R ugg iero ▁Ric ci , ▁Leon id ▁K og an , ▁Anne ▁Ak iko ▁Mey ers , ▁Josh ua ▁Bell , ▁G ior a ▁Schmidt , ▁James ▁E hn es , ▁Hil ary ▁H ahn , ▁It zh ak ▁Perl man , ▁Gil ▁Shah am ▁and ▁Isaac ▁Stern . ▁ ▁The ▁version ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁Stern ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁conducted ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein ▁remains ▁a ▁celebrated ▁rom antic ▁interpretation , ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁recording ▁by ▁Mey ers ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁pra ised . ▁A ▁trans cription ▁of ▁the ▁con cer to ▁for ▁fl ute ▁and ▁or chestra ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁issued ▁on ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁Collins ▁Class ics ▁label ▁and ▁later ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁the ▁Reg is ▁label ▁with ▁Jenn ifer ▁St inton ▁as ▁the ▁solo ist . ▁ ▁Form ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁▁ ▁Al leg ro ▁ ▁And ante ▁ ▁Pr esto ▁in