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List of women classical pianists

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Albania

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  • Edlira Dedja (fl. 1990s), pianist, art critic and opera promotor

Argentina

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Armenia

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Australia

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Austria

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Azerbaijan

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Chile

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China

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  • Jie Chen (born 1985), international concert pianist
  • Sa Chen (born 1979), award-winning classical pianist
  • Cheng Wai (fl. 2000s), Hong Kong award-winning pianist
  • Guo Shan (born 1946), contemporary classical pianist
  • Sunny Li (born 1991), concert pianist based in London
  • Yuja Wang (born 1987), internationally recognized concert pianist
  • Di Wu (fl. 1990s), Chinese-American classical pianist
  • Wu Qian (born 1984), award-winning classical pianist
  • Wu Yili (1931–2019), Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist
  • Di Xiao (fl. 1996), international concert pianist now based in the UK
  • Xie Jingxian (born 1983), award-winning Chinese concert pianist
  • Zhang Dingyuan (born 1976), pianist and educator
  • Mélodie Zhao (born 1994), pianist, composer and conductor
  • Yin Zheng (fl. 2000s), concert pianist and educator
  • Zhang Zuo (born 1988), award-winning classical pianist
  • Zhu Xiao-Mei (born 1949), classical pianist and educator now based in Paris

Colombia

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Croatia

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Cuba

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Cyprus

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  • Rüya Taner (born 1971), Turkish Cypriot pianist now in Ankara

Czech Republic

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Denmark

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Dominican Republic

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Egypt

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Estonia

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Finland

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  • Tuija Hakkila (born 1959), pianist and educator
  • France Ellegaard (1913–1999), Danish-born Finnish pianist and educator considered one of the 20th century's great concert pianists

France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Haiti

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Hong Kong

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  • Rachel Cheung (born 1991), award-winning classical pianist
  • Colleen Lee (born 1980), international concert pianist
  • Blanc Wan (fl. 2010s), classical pianist and music writer
  • Eleanor Wong (fl. 1990s), pianist, educator and contest juror

Hungary

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Indonesia

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Ireland

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Israel

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Latvia

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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  • Dorothy Davies (1899–1987), pianist and piano teacher
  • Joan Havill (fl. 2000s), pianist and educator based in London
  • Jennie Macandrew (1866–1949), pianist, organist, music educator and conductor
  • Janetta McStay (1917–2012), pianist, chamber musician and educator
  • Vera Moore (1896–1997), concert pianist who enjoyed a successful career both in England and New Zealand
  • Doris Gertrude Sheppard (1902–1982), British-born New Zealand pianist, singer, composer and educator

Norway

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Peru

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Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Singapore

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  • Abigail Sin (born 1992), award-winning classical pianist
  • Margaret Leng Tan (born 1945), classical musician known for her work as a professional toy pianist

Slovakia

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Slovenia

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South Africa

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  • Elsie Hall (1877–1976), prominent Australian-born South African classical pianist

South Korea

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  • Yoonjung Han (born 1985), Korean-American pianist and educator
  • Heejae Kim (born c.1987), classical pianist
  • Jiyeong Mun (born 1995), pianist and chamber musician
  • Yeol Eum Son (born 1986), concert pianist and educator
  • Haewon Song (fl. 1980s), concert pianist now based in the United States
  • Hai-Kyung Suh (born 1960), South Korean pianist based in New York
  • Joyce Yang (born 1986), concert pianist now based in the United States
  • Jeanne You (born 1978), concert pianist and educator now based in Germany

Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Taiwan

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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  • Imogen Cooper (born 1949), concert pianist and chamber musician
  • Jill Crossland (fl. 2000s), English classical pianist
  • Eiluned Davies (1913-1999), Anglo Welsh concert pianist and composer
  • Fanny Davies (1861–1934), Guernsey-born British classical pianist
  • Adelina de Lara (1872–1925), classical pianist and composer
  • Alice Diehl (1844–1912), concert pianist who became a novelist
  • Sophia Dussek (1775–1831), Scottish singer, pianist, harpist and composer
  • Lilian Elkington (1900–1969), English pianist and composer
  • Margaret Fairchild (1911–1989), concert pianist, nun and homeless woman
  • Margaret Fingerhut (born 1955), classical pianist and educator
  • Alissa Firsova (born 1986), Russian-born British classical composer, pianist and conductor
  • Norma Fisher (born 1940), concert pianist and educator
  • Kyla Greenbaum (1922–2017), British pianist who specialised in contemporary music
  • Margaret Kitchin (1914–2008), Swiss-born British pianist who specialised in contemporary music
  • Harriet Hague (1793–1816), pianist and composer
  • Myra Hess (1890–1965), classical pianist who maintained morale by playing during World War II
  • Dorothy Howell (1898–1982), composer and pianist
  • Edna Iles (1905–2003), English classical pianist who broadcast frequently
  • Elizabeth Jonas (c.1825–1877), child prodigy, concert pianist and educator
  • Anna Robena Laidlaw (1819–1901), court pianist to the Queen of Hanover
  • Mabel Lander (1882–1955), British pianist and teacher, piano tutor to the Royal Family
  • Ethel Leginska (1886–1970), British pianist, conductor and composer
  • Kate Loder (1825–1904), composer and pianist
  • Iris Loveridge (1917–2000), English classical pianist specializing in British contemporary music
  • Moura Lympany (1916–2005), concert pianist
  • Joanna MacGregor (born 1959), concert pianist, conductor, composer and festival curator
  • Elizabeth Norman McKay (1931–2018), musicologist, pianist and lieder accompanist
  • Yaltah Menuhin (1921–2001), American-born British pianist, artist and poet
  • Gayatri Nair (born 2001), Indian-British pianist and singer
  • Anne Naysmith (1937–2015), classical pianist known for sleeping rough
  • Marie Novello (1884–1928), Welsh professional pianist
  • Maria Frances Parke (1772–1822), soprano, pianist and composer
  • Annette Bryn Parri (fl. 2000s), Welsh classical pianist and accompanist
  • Geraldine Peppin (1912–1980), influential teacher, performed with her twin sister Mary
  • Mary Peppin (1912–1989), influential teacher, performed with her twin sister Geraldine
  • Helen Perkin (1909–1996), English pianist and composer, premiered John Ireland's Piano Concerto
  • Helen Pyke (1905–1954), English pianist, teacher and composer
  • Jane Savage (c.1753–1824), harpsichordist and composer
  • Irene Scharrer (1888–1971), English classical pianist and recording artist
  • Phyllis Sellick (1911–2007), pianist and educator who performed with her husband Cyril Smith
  • Millicent Silver (1905–1986), harpsichordist, pianist and violinist
  • Kathryn Stott (born 1958), classical concert pianist and chamber musician
  • Penelope Thwaites (fl. 1970s), British-Australian concert pianist and recording artist, specializing in the music of Percy Grainger
  • Denise Tolkowsky (1918–1991), pianist and composer who settled in Belgium
  • Valerie Tryon (born 1934), classical pianist who spends much of her time in Canada
  • Mitsuko Uchida (born 1948), Japanese-born British classical pianist and conductor
  • Adela Verne (1877–1952), prominent classical pianist of her era
  • Mathilde Verne (1865–1936), concert pianist and educator
  • Mary Wurm (1860–1938), pianist and composer who settled in Germany
  • Di Xiao (fl. 1996), Chinese-British classical pianist

United States

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Uruguay

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Uzbekistan

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Venezuela

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See also

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