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Nice solo Silver, thanks! Me favorite solo violin is the well known from Mendelssohn's violin concerto in E minor...

I think you may look at the Caprices and Violin Concerti of Paganini if you want to see the (rather extreme/nearly full) capabilities of violin, e.g. the use of harmonics, double-stops, different bow techniques. Ysaye's violin sonatas are great too.

@Tónskáld has suggested many great concerti from the Romantic era. I also recommand the following works, Wieniawski (All Violin Concerto) Ernest Chausson - Poeme for Violin and Orchestra Ravel - Tzigane For more modern choices, my list will be as follows, Bartok - Violin Concerto No.2 Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances Stravinsky - Violin Concerto Aram Khachaturian - Violin Concerto Berg - Violin Concerto Kabalevsky - Violin Concerto Martinu: Violin Concerto No.2

I love that idea! Just keep in mind that the viola is one fifth lower than the violin, and therefore can't play quite as quickly as its higher-pitched cousin. The violist has to strike the string a split second faster than the violin in order to play at the same time.

For more modern tastes, I would suggest the Barber Violin Concerto and Ligeti Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky's is pretty mandatory listening.

Ah yes, 'tis a good one, too! Dvorak also wrote one that isn't too shabby:

The Brahms Violin Concerto is one of my favorites:

Violin solos are plentiful! Some of my favorites are the Sibelius violin concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTbY1n3Iz8, the one by Bloch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTEnPximays, and the Tchaikovsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJZeNlrYKg. Feel free to check out Mendelssohn's and Beethoven's if you're looking for a more classical feel. For viola... good luck! There isn't a whole lot for viola + orchestra in the repertoire. The Stamitz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaHRWcEfroU) is popular among violists but it has that purely classical sound. Harold in Italy by Berlioz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NC4E5RXik) is about the only great Romantic-sounding orchestral piece featuring viola out there... unfortunately, this piece isn't very virtuosic. Hindemith wrote Der Schwanendreher (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkFbrUEhSCc&t=7s)—not my favorite but I guess it's worth mentioning. There is, of course, another viola concerto written by someone you might know. 😉 It hasn't been performed yet but it was composed by a violist! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYW8K6N4FEE)