Béla Bartók (1881-1945, hereinafter referred to as Bartók), born in Kingdom of Hungary, whose works are mainly categorized as Musical Neoclassicism and Musical Nationalism, is one of the most influential ethnomusicologist and composer in Western Art music. The piece originally planned by Bartók to be a theme and variation, later became Violin Concerto No.2, embodies a synthesis of traditional and modern art music.

This thesis falls into five parts: introduction, biography, background of the piece, musical form analysis and interpretations comparison, concluded in author’s point of view to provide future performers a reference to perform this masterpiece.