Naoumoff - Sonata for Flute/piano

The sonata for flute and piano by Emile Naoumoff consists of five movements, leading to a toccata. The composition is a compulsory piece at the Ferdinand W. Neess International Flute Competition 2024 in Wiesbaden.

Naoumoff was born in Sofia in 1962. His career as a pianist and composer began at the age of eight; He was a student of Nadia Boulanger for ten years until her death. At the age of ten, Naoumoff composed and played his own piano concerto under the direction of Yehudi Menuhin. Numerous awards, honors and appearances as a celebrated pianist followed. Today Naoumoff lives and works as an associate professor at the School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington. He gives master classes in the USA, Europe and Japan and runs a music academy.