The sonata for flute and piano by Emile Naoumoff consists of five movements, leading into a toccata. The advanced composition is a compulsory piece for the Ferdinand W. Neess 2024 International Flute Competition in Wiesbaden. Naoumoff was born in Sofia in 1962. At the age of 8, he began his career as a pianist and composer; for ten years, he was a pupil of Nadia Boulanger until her death.

At the age of 10, Naoumoff composed and performed his own piano concerto under the direction of Yehudi Me...