Concerto Soloist

FEATURED SELECTIONS

• Yuko Uebayashi: Concerto pour Flûte et Orchestre à cordes
  A lush, deeply expressive, and highly virtuosic concerto of rare emotional depth, fusing luminous color and atmosphere shaped by French Impressionist influence with the composer’s Japanese heritage. A true showstopper, having been performed by only two flutists worldwide, with Furuta among them.
   

• Gabriela Lena Frank: "ILLAPA" - Tone Poem for Flute and Orchestra
  A highly thematic concerto shaped by Andean musical traditions and lore, unfolding through elemental rhythm and expansive orchestral color. An immersive and commanding work that places the flute at the center of a vivid narrative sound world.
   

• Alexis Aranda: "Acqua," Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 
  A fluid and character-driven concerto inspired by water signs and astrological symbolism, unfolding through shifting textures, coloristic writing, and evolving rhythmic identity. A vivid and imaginative work that highlights the flute’s agility, expressive range, and ability to inhabit multiple sonic personas.

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MOST POPULAR REQUESTS:

• C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor

• Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto (Arr. by Furuta)

• Jake Heggie: Flute Concerto "Fury of Light"

• Carl Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major

• Paul Schoenfield: Klezmer Rondos​

• Ivette Herryman Rodriguez: Xicarú for Flute and Strings*

• Nubia Jaime Donjuan: La Cancion de Luli for Flute and Winds*

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*Available 2026-2027 Season