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 (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
See also Lists of women in music Women in classical music