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
 * Jayaprada Ramamurthy Flute artist and performer of Carnatic classical music

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