COMMISSIONS and PREMIERES

A long-time champion of new music, Marina has greatly expanded the flute repertoire, commissioning and premiering nearly 40 compositions. 

WP = WORLD PREMIERE

• Reena Esmail – Flute Concerto (title TBC)

  • New Commission in Development

• Christopher Theofanidis - The Universe in Ecstatic Motion (Flute Concerto) 2022

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the Grant Park Festival, Buffalo Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic, Aspen Music Festival, Boston Modern Orchestra Project 

• WP Grant Park Festival, Carlos Kalmar, conductor, August 2022

• Tebogo Monnakgotla - It is the Lark that Sings… (flute and piano) (2022) 

• WP Marina Piccinini, Andreas Haefliger, Grant Park Festival, Chicago

• Kalevi Aho - Concerto for Flute and Harp (2021)

• Written for Marina Piccinini and Anneleen Lenaerts

• Performances with Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz Oct 2023 and Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen May 2024

• Aaron Jay Kernis - Siren (2020) for solo flute, 7 flutes and piccolo

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the Seattle Chamber Music Festival. 

• WP ONLINE version (due to covid) Marina Piccinini playing all 9 parts

• WP LIVE multi flutes version 2022 National Flute Convention 50th anniversary Gala Concert, Chicago. Marina Piccinini, solo flute and alumni from the Peabody Piccinini flute studio  

Brad Balliett - Marshlands for flute, bassoon and piano (2020)

• Written for Marina Piccinini, Seth Knopp, piano and the composer on bassoon

• WP Griswold Hall Wind Faculty Recital, Peabody Institute, February 2020

• Paul Wianko - Disintegration Lullabies for flute, violin, double bass (2019)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini, Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

• WP Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019

• Toshio Hosokawa - Arabesque (flute, viola and harp) (2018)  

• Commissioned for Trio Tre Voci; WP NEC Jordan Hall

• Additional performances: Wigmore Hall, Siena Accademia Chigiana, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Hancher Auditorium (U Iowa)

• Yuko Uebayashi - Sonata for Flute and Harp “Flore” (2017) 

• written for Marina Piccinini and Anneleen Lenaerts, premiered Aspen Music Festival Harris Hall

• Aaron Jay Kernis - Air for Flute and Orchestra (2017)

• WP of Flute and Orchestra Version 2017, Seoul , Korea, Seoul Arts Center, Korean Chamber Orchestra, Patrick Gallois

• WP Recording Nexus, Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin 2017

• Christopher Theofanidis - One thing at a time (2017)

• Six Etude-Miniatures for solo flute

• John Harbison - Mark the Date (flute and piano) (2016) 

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini and Andreas Haefliger by Anonymous

• WP Marina Piccinini, Andreas Haefliger, Grant Park Festival, Chicago

• Aaron Jay Kernis - Flute Concerto (2016)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Chautauqua Institute, Peabody Institute. WP Detroit Symphony (Leonard Slatkin), 

• WP Recording Naxos with Peabody Symphony (Leonard Slatkin); 

• European premiere London Philharmonic Orchestra , Royal Festival Hall (Andres Orozco-Estrada)

• Marc-Andre Dalbavie - Nocturne for flute and piano (2015)

• WP 2016 USA Recital Tour Marina Piccinini and Andreas Haefliger

• Kennedy Center, Tuesday musical Assoc., U. Florida Performing Arts, Rockefeller University, Anne Ratner Concert Series, Nasher Sculpture Garden

• Mark Janello - Imaginary Voyage II for four flutes

• Written for Marina Piccinini and her Peabody students

• WP at the MPIMC Marina Piccinini International Masterclasses, 2014

• Torsten Rasch - An Angel… retreating for solo flute (2012)

• Gift for Marina Piccinini by the composer

• WP Griswold Hall, Peabody, Baltimore 2013

• David Serkin Ludwig – Sonata for Flute and Piano No. 2 “Canzoniere” (2011)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

• WP Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Benjamin Hochman, piano

• Randall Meyers - Xana for flute and piano (2011)

• Written for Marina Piccinini and Ewa Kupiec

• Elisenda Fabregas - Goyescas for flute and guitar (2009)

• Written for Marina Piccinini and Emmanuele Segre, guitar

• WP Philosophical Society, Philadelphia

• Matthew Hindson - House Music (Flute Concerto) 2006

• WP London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberto Minczuk, Southbank Centre

• Roberto Sierra - Variaciones for flute and piano (2006)

• Written for Marina Piccinini and Andreas Haefliger

• Miguel Kerstman - Flute concerto No. 2 for flute, strings and percussion (2005)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the Austrian Flute Society. WP Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna Concert Soloists, Martin Kerschbaum

• WP Recording Naxos 2018 London Philharmonic, Dennis Russel Davies

• Michael Colgrass - Crossworlds (Concerto for Flute and Piano) (2002)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini and Andreas Haefliger by the Boston Symphony Orchestra

• WP Boston Symphony Orchestra, Hans Graf, Symphony Hall

• Additional performances: National Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony

• Paquito D’Rivera - Gran Danzon (the Bel-Air Concerto) (2002)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by the National Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

• WP National Symphony, Leonard Slatkin

• Additional performances: Milwaukee Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Puerto Rico Symphony, and Peabody Symphony

• Daniel Schnyder - Bizet/Borne/Piccinini- Carmen Fantasy orchestration (1998)

• WP Milwaukee Symphony, Andreas Delfs, conductor

• Additional performances: Florida Philharmonic, Charlotte Symphony

• Daniel Schnyder - Flute Sonata (1997)

• Written for Marina Piccinini

• Michael Torke - Chrome for flute and piano (1996)

• WP Colden Center, New York, NY. Andreas Haefliger, piano

• Michael Colgrass - A Flute in the Kingdom of Drums and Bells (1996)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini and Naxos

• WP Ford Center, Toronto

• Lukas Foss - Three American Pieces (version for flute and orchestra) (1995)

• WP Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Foss conductor

• Michael Colgrass - The Wild Riot of the Shaman’s Dreams (1992)

• Commissioned for Marina Piccinini by Music Toronto 

• WP Saint Laurence Center Toronto 1992