# List of women classical flautists

The following is a list of women classical flautists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of classical music.

## Australia

* Jane Rutter (born 1958), classical and jazz flautist, chamber musician
* Linda Vogt (1922–2013), classical and jazz flautist, educator

## Chile

* Viviana Guzmán (born 1964), prominent soloist, composer and recording artist

## Denmark

* Ulla Miilmann (born 1972), principal flautist of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
* Michala Petri (born 1958), recorder virtuoso, broadcaster and recording artist

## France

* Patricia Lavail (born 1962), recorder player and educator
* Sarah Louvion (born 1976), award-winning classical flautist, soloist and chamber musician

## Germany

* Dorothee Oberlinger (born 1969), recorder player, soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and educator
* Dorothea Winter (1949–2012), recorder player, chamber musician and educator

## Hungary

* Noémi Győri (born 1983), soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and educator

## India

* Rasika Shekar (born 1989), Indo-American flautist who plays the classical Indian bansuri

## Israel

* Drora Bruck (born 1966), recorder player, soloist, chamber musician and educator
* Tamar Lalo (born 1984), recorder player specializing in early music, now based in the Netherlands
* Sharon Bezaly (born 1972), flute player, soloist, now based in Sweden

## Japan

* Ayako Takagi (born 1977), soloist, recitalist, recording artist and academic

## Korea

* Jasmine Choi (born 1983), Korean-born, educated in the U.S., living currently in Austria; soloist and recording artist

## Mexico

* Elena Duran (born 1949), Mexican-American flautist, concerto appearances and recordings with major orchestras

## Netherlands

* Eleonore Pameijer (born 1960), soloist, recitalist and artistic director
* Kathinka Pasveer (born 1959), classical flautist and educator
* Abbie de Quant (born 1946), soloist, recording artist and educator
* Marion Verbruggen (born 1950), leading recorder soloist, chamber musician and conductor

## Norway

* Ingrid Søfteland Neset (born 1992), award-winning classical flautist
* Gro Sandvik (born 1942), soloist and chamber music performer

## Poland

* Jadwiga Kotnowska (born 1957), soloist, recitalist, recording artist and chamber musician

## Serbia

* Sanja Stijačić (born 1965), soloist, chamber musician and academic

## Slovenia

* Irena Grafenauer (born 1957), soloist, chamber musician and educator

## Switzerland

* Caroline Charrière (1960–2018), composer, conductor, flautist, chamber musician and educator

## Turkey

* Şefika Kutluer (born 1961), award-winning soloist and Baroque specialist

## United Kingdom

* Rachel Begley (fl. 1990s), recorder and Baroque bassoon virtuosi now based in New York
* Lisa Beznosiuk (born 1956), flautist specializing in Baroque and historical works
* Laura Cannell (fl. 2000s), composer, recorder player, violinist and broadcaster
* Marianne Davies (1743 or 1744 – c. 1818), flutist, singer, harpsichordist, and glass harmonica player
* Lorna McGhee (born 1972), Scottish flutist and educator, chamber musician
* Susan Milan (born 1947), classical performer, composer and academic
* Hilary du Pré (born 1942), flautist and memoirist

## United States

* Jeanne Baxtresser (born 1947), recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician, educator and recording artist
* Frances Blaisdell (1912–2009), early American professional flautist and educator
* Vicki Boeckman (born 1955), recorder player, performer and educator
* Claire Chase (born 1978), recitalist, recording artist and arts entrepreneur
* Valerie Coleman (fl. 1997), flautist and composer contributing to chamber music
* Elena Duran (born 1949), Mexican-American flautist, concerto appearances and recordings with major orchestras
* Cynthia Folio (born 1954), composer, flutist, music theorist and academic
* Jeanne Galway (born 1955), American-born flautist and educator now based in Switzerland
* Marianne Gedigian (fl. 1990s), recitalist, principal flute of major orchestras
* Katherine Hoover (1937–2018), composer, flutist, music theorist and educator
* Catherine Ransom Karoly (fl. 1990s), principal flute and soloist, chamber musician
* Anne La Berge (born 1955), flutist and composer now based in Amsterdam
* Anne McGinty (born 1945), flutist, composer and music publisher
* Marina Piccinini (born 1968), Italian-American virtuoso flautist specializing in Mozart and Bach
* Amy Porter (fl. 1990s), soloist, chamber musician and educator
* Gwyn Roberts (fl. 1990s), recorder and traverso soloist, chamber musician and educator
* Paula Robison (born 1941), soloist and music educator
* Mindy Rosenfeld (fl. 1980s), flautist, piper and harpist
* Elaine Shaffer (1925–1973), principal flautist, soloist and chamber musician
* Mimi Stillman (fl. 2000s), concert flutist, chamber musician and educator
* Carol Wincenc (born 1949), soloist, chamber musician and academic
* Eugenia Zukerman (born 1944), flute virtuoso, writer and journalist