| Cello Concerto | |
| Subtitle: | No. 2 |
| Composer: | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
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| Catalogue: | W516 |
| Composed: | 1953 |
| Dedication: | Aldo Parisot |
| Movements: | 4 |
The Cello Concerto No. 2, W516, was composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos in Rio de Janeiro in 1953. It was commissioned by the cellist Aldo Parisot, to whom the score is dedicated. A reduction for cello and piano was published in Paris by Max Eschig.
The concerto was first performed by Parisot with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Walter Hendl on 5 February 1955.
The orchestra calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (tam-tam, side drum, tambourine, suspended cymbal), celesta, harp, and strings. The work is in four movements: