This version of Kaija Saariaho's Tocar was written for Camilla Hoitenga (Flute) and Héloïse Dautry (Harp), who gave the first performance on 14 February 2014 in Clermont-Ferrand at La Comédie de Clermont.
The original version of Tocar for Violin and Piano (CH76703) was commissioned by the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition of the Sibelius Society and Sibelius Academy as a test piece for the 2010 competition.
The original version of Tocar for Violin and Piano (CH76703) was commissioned by the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition of the Sibelius Society and Sibelius Academy as a test piece for the 2010 competition.