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List of women classical cellists

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

Su-a Lee on stage

Argentina

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  • Sol Gabetta (born 1981), classical cellist, orchestral performer, recording artist and educator, now resident in Switzerland

Australia

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  • Christine Jackson (1962–2016), British-born Australian cellist, member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, played didgeridoo duos

Belgium

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Canada

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  • Soo Bae (born 1977), Korean-born Canadian cellist now in New York
  • Gisela Depkat Canadian cellist, recitalist, instructor, recording artist (Kodaly Solo Sonata, etc). Recently wrote in Strad Magazine about her famous instructor Georg Neikrug.
  • Denise Djokic (born 1980), cellist, soloist and recitalist
  • Suzette Forgues Halasz (1918–2004), cellist and musical educator, orchestral principal cellist
  • Amanda Forsyth (born 1966), recitalist, soloist and chamber musician
  • Ofra Harnoy (born 1965), prominent Israeli-born Canadian cellist, award-winning soloist and recording artist
  • Dorothy Lawson (fl. 1990s), cellist, chamber musician and composer based in New York City
  • Dáirine Ní Mheadhra (fl. 1990s), Irish-born Canadian cellist, conductor and opera producer
  • Zara Nelsova (1918 - 2002), cellist from Winnipeg
  • Shauna Rolston (born 1967), child prodigy, recitalist and soloist, educator

China

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  • Jiaxin Cheng (born 1974), soloist, recitalist and recording artist now based in London, married Julian Lloyd Webber
  • Tina Guo (born 1985), Chinese-American cellist, practising classical and modern genres, soloist and recording artist
  • Ma Siju (1920–2014), pianist and cellist, recognized educator, retired in 1986

Czech Republic

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Ecuador

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France

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  • Valérie Aimard (born 1969), concert cellist, chamber musician and recording artist
  • Martine Bailly (born 1946), classical cellist, first cello of the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
  • Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 1973), award-winning soloist and recording artist
  • Lisa Cristiani (1827–1853), classical cellist, one of the first professional female cellists in Europe
  • Reine Flachot (1922–1998), international cellist and educator
  • Ophélie Gaillard (born 1974), cellist, chamber musician and educator
  • Anne Gastinel (born 1971), international cellist, performances from the age of 12, educator
  • Astrig Siranossian (born 1988), child prodigy, concert performed, chamber musician and recording artist
  • Mathilde Sternat (fl. 1995), chamber musician and arranger
  • Agnès Vesterman (fl. 1980s), duet performer, recording artist and educator
  • Sonia Wieder-Atherton (born 1961), Franco-American orchestral soloist, chamber musician and recording artist

Germany

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Hungary

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  • Rozsi Varady (1902–1933), concert cellist popular in the United States and Europe

Ireland

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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  • Françoise Groben (1965–2011), cellist playing with many notable orchestras, chamber musician and recording artist

Netherlands

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  • Josephine van Lier (born 1968), performing cellist specialized in baroque, contemporary and chamber music, residing in Canada
  • Mayke Rademakers (fl. 2000s), recitalist, soloist and chamber musician, recording artist

Norway

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Portugal

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Russia

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  • Tanya Anisimova (born 1966), cellist and composer
  • Natalia Gutman (born 1942), soloist, chamber musician, interested in contemporary music
  • Nina Kotova (born 1969), recitalist and soloist with major orchestras, educator and recording artist
  • Anna Luboshutz (1887–1975), major career in Russia as a soloist and chamber musician
  • Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935–2017), award-winning international cellist and educator
  • Tatjana Vassiljeva (born 1977), award-winning Russian cellist, appeared with many notable orchestras and toured widely

Serbia

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South Korea

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  • Myung-wha Chung (born 1944), concert cellist, chamber musician and educator, now based in New York City
  • Han-na Chang (born 1982), conductor and cellist
  • Su-a Lee (fl. 1998), cellist, member of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, recording artist
  • Hee-Young Lim (born 1987), award-winning classical cellist, principal solo cellist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Meehae Ryo (born 1967), international soloist and educator

Sweden

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  • Walborg Lagerwall (1851–1940), toured Scandinavia, cellist at the Royal Swedish Opera

Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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  • Natalie Clein (born 1977), classical cellist, chamber musician and recording artist
  • Caroline Dale (born 1965), cellist and recording artist
  • Marie Dare (1902–1976), Scottish cellist and composer for cello
  • Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987), prominent cellist performing internationally with numerous orchestras, career cut short by multiple sclerosis
  • Amaryllis Fleming (1925–1999), classical cellist, chamber musician, Baroque cello performer and educator
  • Olga Hegedus (1920–2017), cellist, co-principal of the English Chamber Orchestra
  • Louise Hopkins (born 1968), international soloist, broadcaster and educator
  • Peggie Sampson (1912–2004), cellist, viola da gambist and educator
  • Anna Shuttleworth (1927–2021), cellist and educator
  • Amanda Truelove (born 1961), cellist and educator

United States

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  • Eleanor Aller (1917–1995), cellist, chamber musician and principal cellist in the Warner Bros Studio Orchestra
  • Cecylia Barczyk (fl. 1980s), Polish-born American cellist and educator
  • Maya Beiser (born 1963), Israeli-born American cellist and producer
  • Evangeline Benedetti (born 1941), first female cellist of the New York Philharmonic[1]
  • Phoebe Carrai (born 1955), cellist, chamber musician and educator
  • Alison Chesley (born 1960), cellist, composer and recording artist
  • Kristina Reiko Cooper (fl. 1990s), cellist, solo artist, chamber musician and recording artist
  • Nadine Deleury (fl. 1980s), French-born American cellist, chamber opera performer and educator
  • Kate Dillingham (fl. 1993), cellist, soloist and chamber musician
  • Eileen Folson (1956–2007), composer and cellist
  • Raya Garbousova (1909–1997), cellist and educator
  • Sarah Gurowitsch (1889–1981), Russian-born American cellist
  • Elsa Hilger (1904–2005), Austrian-born American cellist who gave recitals until she was 95
  • Mimi Hwang (fl. 1980s), cellist and chamber musician
  • Joan Jeanrenaud (born 1956), cellist and recording artist
  • Maureen May (born 1962), cellist and conductor
  • Zara Nelsova (1918–2002), Canadian-born American orchestral cellist and chamber musician who performed from an early age
  • Maxine Neuman (born 1948), chamber musician, orchestral cellist and educator
  • Sharon Robinson (born 1949), cellist, concert solo artist, chamber musician and recording artist
  • Marcy Rosen (fl. 1980s), concerto cellist, chamber musician and educator
  • Sara Sant'Ambrogio (born 1962), chamber musician, member of the Eroica Trio, interested in contemporary composers
  • Eleonore Schoenfeld (1924–2007), one of the 20th century's most influential cellists
  • Eleonore Schoenfeld (born 1993), cellist and concert performer
  • Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1948), cellist known for performing contemporary classical music
  • Christine Walevska (born 1945), international classical cellist, recording artist and educator
  • Wendy Warner (born c. 1972), international orchestral cellist, chamber musician and educator
  • Alisa Weilerstein (born 1982), classical cellist, soloist and chamber musician
  • Olga Zilboorg (1933–2017), Mexican-born American cellist and educator

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Drinan, Ann (May 3, 2012). "The Universal Language: Evangeline Benedetti, Former Cellist with the New York Philharmonic, Puts It All into Perspective". Allegro. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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