Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, Op. 40 places two solo instruments in a shared dramatic field. The violin and piano do not merely alternate as soloists; they form a dual presence, sometimes in dialogue, sometimes in tension, sometimes absorbed into the larger orchestral architecture.

The concerto unfolds in three movements. The opening Moderato establishes the work’s serious and spacious character. The central Chorale, marked Andante religioso, turns inward toward a devotional space, while the final Vivace releases the accumulated energy into motion.

Written in 1997 and premiered in Stuttgart in 2006, the concerto belongs to Auerbach’s early orchestral catalogue yet already shows her attraction to large formal structures, sacred or ritualized slow movements, and instrumental identities that behave almost like dramatic characters.

• Two Soloists Violin and piano share the concerto’s dramatic center.
• Chorale The second movement creates a religious, inwardly suspended space.
• Orchestral Dialogue The solo instruments are framed by a full orchestral body with vivid percussion color.