Concerto for flute and orchestra (2025)
21 minutes
Instrumentation
flute solo
222*2* / 2210 / timpani / strings
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in A (2nd also Bass Clarinet in B♭), 2 Bassoons (2nd also Contrabassoon)
2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 1 Trombone
Timpani
Strings
Recording
Commission
Commissioned by Radio-France, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and NTR ZaterdagMatinee.
Dedication
Emmanuel Pahud
First performance
December 4, 2025
Maison de Radio-France
Paris, France
Orchestre national de France
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Pairing suggestions
Albert Roussel: Le festin de l’araignée
Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye
Wolfgang A. Mozart: Symphony No. 40; Symphony No. 41
Arthur Honegger: Symphony No. 4 “Deliciae Basilienses”
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200; Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”, D. 759
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68; Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87 in A major
Access
Available for hire.
Contact Nicolas Farmer: nicolas.farmer(a)samymoussa.com
