Flute Concerto No. 1 (Jolivet)

André Jolivet wrote his first Flute Concerto in 1949. It is scored for solo flute and strings and was premièred on 24 January 1950 by soloist Jean-Pierre Rampal. Jolivet wrote a concerto for flute and percussion in 1965.

The work lasts about 13 minutes. It is now part of the standard flute repertoire and several prominent flautists have recorded it. The work was published by Éditions Heugel; they also published a version for flute and piano.

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