List of women classical pianists


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

Albania

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Estonia

Irina Zahharenkova, pianist and harpsichordist

Ethiopia

Finland

  • Tuija Hakkila, pianist and educator
  • France Ellegaard, Danish-born Finnish pianist and educator considered one of the 20th century's great concert pianists

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Haiti

Hong Kong

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

  • Laura Alvini, pianist and harpsichordist
  • Alessandra Ammara, classical pianist
  • Elena Ciamarra Cammarano, pianist and painter
  • Lucia Contini Anselmi, pianist and composer
  • Cristina Ariagno, classical pianist
  • Leonora Armellini, classical pianist
  • Chiara Bertoglio, pianist, writer and theologian
  • Donatella Bianconi, pianist and singer
  • Renata Borgatti, classical pianist
  • Gilda Buttà, concert pianist
  • Gloria Campaner, concert pianist
  • Marisa Candeloro, classical concert pianist
  • Cristina Canziani, pianist and artistic director
  • Maria Carreras, classical concert pianist
  • Enrica Cavallo, classical concert pianist
  • Virginia Mariani Campolieti, pianist, conductor, composer
  • Enrica Ciccarelli, classical pianist
  • Elisa Ciccodicola, classical pianist
  • Lethea Cifarelli, classical pianist and educator
  • Anna Maria Cigoli, classical pianist
  • Graziella Concas, pianist and composer
  • Marcella Crudeli, classical pianist
  • Maria Curcio, classical pianist and educator
  • Lya De Barberiis, pianist and educator
  • Laura De Fusco, classical concert pianist
  • Elvira de Gresti, pianist, composer and writer
  • Rina De Liguoro, pianist and actress
  • Martha Del Vecchio, classical pianist
  • Emilia Fadini, pianist, harpsichordist and musicologist
  • Ines Maria Ferraris, pianist and soprano
  • Vera Franceschi, classical concert pianist
  • Ada Gentile, pianist and composer
  • Maria Giacchino Cusenza, pianist and composer
  • Vera Gobbi Belcredi, classical pianist
  • Giulietta Gordigiani, pianist and singer
  • Emilia Gubitosi, pianist and composer
  • Gemma Luziani, classical pianist
  • Maria Perrotta, concert pianist and recording artist
  • Cecilia Pillado, pianist, composer and actress
  • Maria Luigia Pizzoli, pianist and composer
  • Teresa Procaccini, pianist and composer
  • Lidia Proietti, classical pianist
  • Teresa Rampazzi, pianist with an interest in avant-garde music
  • Beatrice Rana, concert pianist and recording artist
  • Madame Ravissa, singer and composer of harpsichord sonatas
  • Liliana Renzi, classical pianist
  • Elsa Respighi, pianist, composer, writer
  • Veronica Rudian, concert pianist, composer
  • Gilda Ruta, pianist, music educator and composer
  • Antonia Sarcina, pianist, composer and conductor
  • Marina Scalafiotti, concert pianist and educator
  • Giovanna Sorbi, pianist, conductor, composer
  • Annarosa Taddei, pianist and educator
  • Maria Tipo, concert pianist, recording artist and educator
  • Margherita Torretta, concert pianist
  • Maria Elisa Tozzi, concert pianist
  • Mariangela Vacatello, international concert pianist
  • Irene Veneziano, classical concert pianist
  • Renata Zatti Cicuttini, pianist, composer, cellist

Japan

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lebanon

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

  • Elsie Hall, prominent Australian-born South African classical pianist

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela