Comparing Violin and Cello Repertoire

The most famous concerto: Cello:    • Truls Mørk: Dvorák Cello Concerto in B min...   Runner up: Elgar Cello Concerto Violin:    • Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major op....   Runner up: Brahms Violin Concerto The most difficult concerto: Cello:    • Samuel Barber - Cello Concerto (1945) [sco...   Runner up: Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto Violin:    • The Best Paganini Cadenza - Philippe Hirsc...   Runner up: Sibelius Violin Concerto The first Concerto students often play Cello:    • Haydn: 1. Cellokonzert C-Dur ∙ hr-Sinfonie...   Runner up: Saint Saens Cello Concerto no. 1 Violin:    • Maxim Vengerov plays Mendelssohn Violin Co...   Runner up: Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5 The most beautiful piece: Cello:    • Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott - The Swan (Saint-...   Runner up: Dvorak Silent Woods Violin:    • Martha Argerich Renaud Capuçon Cesar Franc...   Runner up: Elgar Salut d‘Amour The Hardest Unaccompanied Solo: Cello:    • Janos Starker - Kodály Cello Solo Sonata I...   Runner up: Bach Suite no. 6 Violin:    • N. Paganini - God save the King   Runner up: Ysaye Violin Sonata no. 3 The most overplayed piece: Cello:    • Frat boy singing Bach   Violin:    • Fastest violinist in the world - BBC News