Jean Sibelius' beloved Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47, was initially a flop.  Due to the inability of Sibelius' intended performer to make it to the 1903 premiere in Helsinki, the composer was forced to choose another violinist of lesser ability, who sank the performance.  After that experience, Sibelius decided to revise the concerto before it was made available for publication.  The version that is so often played today is, therefore, the result of his revisions, which was published in 1905, and re-premiered to greater success that same year.