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.
Argentina Sol Gabetta (born 1981), classical cellist, orchestral performer, recording artist and educator, now resident in Switzerland
Australia Christine Jackson (1962–2016), British-born Australian cellist, member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, played didgeridoo duos
Belgium
Flavie Van den Hende (1865–1925), Belgian-born and -trained cellist, worked and died in the US
Canada 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 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 Michaela Fukačová (born 1959), award-winning classical cellist
Ecuador
Teodelinda Terán Hicks (1889–1959), Ecuadorian cellist, trained in London, based in California
France 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 Kristin von der Goltz (born 1966), German-Norwegian cellist, specializing in baroque, chamber musician Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (born 1987), award-winning young cellist Eva Heinitz (1907–2001), cellist, violist and educator who settled in the United States Bettina Hoffmann (born 1959), viola da gambist, cellist, musicologist and educator Maria Kliegel (born 1952), cellist, recording artist and educator Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (born 1925), cellist, surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz Margarethe Quidde (1858–1940), Prussian-born cellist, writer, pacifist in Munich Eleonore Schoenfeld (1925–2007), influential 20th-century cellist, recording artist and educator
Hungary Rozsi Varady (1902–1933), concert cellist popular in the United States and Europe
Ireland Ailbhe McDonagh (born 1982), soloist, chamber musician and composer
Lithuania Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė (born 1976), founding member of the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra, orchestral concert performer
Luxembourg Françoise Groben (1965–2011), cellist playing with many notable orchestras, chamber musician and recording artist
Netherlands 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 Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (born 2002), soloist, chamber musician
Portugal Guilhermina Suggia (1885–1950), worked with Pablo Casals in Paris, toured internationally, also chamber musician
Russia 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 Maja Bogdanović (born 1982), classical cellist now based in Paris Jelena Mihailović (born 1987), classical and contemporary cellist based in Belgrade and Los Angeles
South Korea 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 Walborg Lagerwall (1851–1940), toured Scandinavia, cellist at the Royal Swedish Opera
Switzerland (1841-1923), first generation of female concert cellists, only performed until age of 19 [Irene Güdel] (1930-2023), classical concert cellist, taught at Hochschule für Musik Detmold (1957-1995)
United Kingdom 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 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 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 Jennifer Kloetzel (fl. 1990s), cellist, solo artist, chamber musician, recording artist and professorhttps://www.jkcello.comhttp://www.cypressquartet.comhttps://music.ucsb.edu/index.php/people/faculty/jennifer-kloetzel 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 Lists of women in music Women in classical music
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