Concerti
The goal of this section is to present a comprehensive list of concerti for anyone considering competing in a concerto competition. This project is in its early stages, so feel free to send suggestions and thoughts via the contact panel on the main page of this website.
CHAMINADE, Cecile (1857-1944)
- Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, op. 107, D Major
- Written in 1902
- Premiered in 1902 at the Paris Conservatory as the contest piece, first place went to flutist Dusauoy
- Commissioned by Paul Taffanel and the Paris Conservatory
- Orchestration: 1222-4031-Timp-Harp-Str
CORIGLIANO, John (b. 1938)
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: Pied Piper Fantasy
FELD, Jindřich (1925-2007)
- Flute Concerto
- Written in 1954
FOSS, Lucas (b. 1922)
- Renaissance Concerto
- Written in 1985
- Premiered on the 10th of May in 1986 by flutist Carol Wincenc (whom the piece was written), the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Lucas Foss in Buffalo, New York
- Orchestration: *1111-1210-Timp+2-Harp-Harpsichord (opt.)-Str
FRANCAIX, Jean (1912-1997)
- Flute Concerto
- Written in 1967
GRIFFES, Charles Tomlinson (1884-1920)
- Poem
- Written in 1918
- Premiered on the 16th of November of 1919 by flutist Georges Barrère, the New York Symphony Society Orchestra, and conductor Walter Damrosch in the Aeolian Hall
- Orchestration: 0000-2000-2Perc-Harp-Str
IBERT, Jacques (1890-1962)
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
- Written in 1934
- Premiered in 1934 by flutist Marcel Moyse, the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire in Paris, and conducted by Philippe Gaubert
- Orchestration: 2222-2100-Timp-Str
JOLIVET, Andre (1905-1974)
- Concerto
- Written in 1948
- Premiered in 1950 by flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal
- Orchestration: Strings
KHACHATURIAN, Aram (1903-1978)
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
- Originally written for Violin and Orchestra in 1940, arranged by Rampal under Khachaturian’s direction in 1967
- Premiered on the 3rd of November in 1967 by Rampal, the National Symphony Orchestra, and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
- Orchestration: *3*322-4331-Timp+3-Harp-Str
LIBERMANN, Lowell (b. 1961)
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, op. 39
- Written in 1992
MARTIN, Frank (1890-1974)
- Ballade
- Written in 1939
- Premiered in 1939 as the competition piece for the Concours Internationale de musique in Geneva
- Orchestration: 022sax1-2000-Timp-Celesta-Harp-Str
MERCADANTE, Saverio (1795-1870)
- Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 57
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
- Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313
- Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314
- Concerto in C Major for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, K. 299
NIELSEN, Carl August (1865-1931)
- Concerto
- Written in 1926
- Premiered on the 21st of October in 1926 by flutist Holger Gilbert Jespersen (whom the piece was dedicated), the Paris Conservatory Orchestra, and conductor Emil Telmanyi
- Orchestration: 0222-2010-Timp-Str
REINECKE, Carl (1824-1910)
- Concerto
- Written in 1908
- Dedicated to flutist Maximilian Schwedler
- Orchestration: 2222-4200-Timp+perc-Str
RODRIGO, Joaquin (1901-1999)
- Concierto Pastoral for Flute and Orchestra
- Written in 1978
- Premiered on the 17th of October in 1978 by flutist James Galway (whom the piece was written), the Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor Eduardo Mata at the Royal Festival Hall, London
- Orchestration: 0(1)10-1100-Str
ROUSSE, Christopher (b. 1949)
- Flute Concerto
- Written in 1993
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Blakeman. Suffolk: The Chaucer Press, 1986.
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