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The following is a '''list of women classical guitarists''' by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of [[classical music]]. |
The following is a '''list of women classical guitarists''' by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of [[classical music]]. |
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==Argentina== |
==Argentina== |
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*[[María Luisa Anido]] (1907–1996), classical guitarist and composer |
*[[María Luisa Anido]] (1907–1996), classical guitarist and composer |
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*[[Delia Estrada]] (born 1957), classical guitarist, educator, author of guitar method, has lived since 1977 in Paris <!--https://www.henry-lemoine.com/en/compositeurs/256-estrada-delia--> |
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*[[Celia Salomón de Font]] (about 1908–2002), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edp_aBlfawk--> |
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*[[María Isabel Siewers]] (born 1950), international performer and soloist, educator |
*[[María Isabel Siewers]] (born 1950), international performer and soloist, educator |
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==Australia== |
==Australia== |
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*[[Milica Davies]] (born 1981), Yugoslav-born Australian classical guitarist and recording artist, now based in London |
*[[Milica Davies]] (born 1981), Yugoslav-born Australian classical guitarist and recording artist, now based in London |
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*[[Isolde Schaupp]] (1945–2003), German-Australian classical guitarist, educator, author of two guitar methods <!--https://guitarteacher.com.au/education/isolde-schaupp-teaches-systematic-memorisation/--> |
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*[[Karin Schaupp]] (born 1972), German-Australian classical guitarist and actress, member of the Saffire quartet, recording artist |
*[[Karin Schaupp]] (born 1972), German-Australian classical guitarist and actress, member of the Saffire quartet, recording artist |
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==Austria== |
==Austria== |
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*[[Caroline Auer]] (born 1978), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima" <!--https://mimusicacvs-cvarela.blogspot.com/2014/08/v-guitarrisima-melange-2004.html--> |
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*[[Marga Bäuml]] (1916–2004), classical guitarist, gave concerts as a soloist and in a duo with her husband Walter Klasinc (violin) <!--https://www.discogs.com/artist/3599635-Marga-B%C3%A4uml--> |
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*[[Johanna Beisteiner]] (born 1976), international soloist |
*[[Johanna Beisteiner]] (born 1976), international soloist |
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*[[Maria Benischek]] (born 1976), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima" <!--https://www.duo-sinfonity.com/biografie/--> |
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*[[Luise Walker]] (1910–1998), prominent classical guitarist and composer |
*[[Luise Walker]] (1910–1998), prominent classical guitarist and composer |
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==Belgium== |
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*[[Ilse Alfonso]] (1929–2017), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVLs2tVANEU--> |
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*[[Raphaella Smits]] (born 1957), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.rsmits.com/eBIO1.htm--> |
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==Brazil== |
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*[[Olga Praguer Coelho]] (1909–2008), classical guitarist and folk singer |
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*[[Maria Lívia São Marcos]] (born 1942), classical guitarist, international performer, and educator <!--https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_L%C3%ADvia_S%C3%A3o_Marcos--> |
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==Canada== |
==Canada== |
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*[[Liona Boyd]] (born 1949), British-born Canadian classical guitarist, recording artist and writer |
*[[Liona Boyd]] (born 1949), British-born Canadian classical guitarist, recording artist, and writer |
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*[[Emily Alice Shaw]] (fl. 2000s), classical guitarist and educator |
*[[Emily Alice Shaw]] (fl. 2000s), classical guitarist and educator |
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*[[Laura Young]] (born 1962), international soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and educator |
*[[Laura Young]] (born 1962), international soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and educator |
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==China== |
==China== |
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*[[Chen Shanshan]] (born 1983), guitarist, sometimes performing with other female guitarists as one of the Four Angels |
*[[Chen Shanshan]] (born 1983), guitarist, sometimes performing with other female guitarists as one of the ''Four Angels'' |
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*[[Li Jie (guitar player)|Li Jie]] (born 1981), classical guitarist performing with God's Favored Girls Super Trio and with the Four Angels quartet |
*[[Li Jie (guitar player)|Li Jie]] (born 1981), classical guitarist performing with ''God's Favored Girls Super Trio'' and with the ''Four Angels'' quartet |
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*[[Su Meng]] (born 1988), classical guitarist performing as a soloist and as one of the Four Angels female guitar quartet |
*[[Su Meng]] (born 1988), classical guitarist performing as a soloist and as one of the ''Four Angels'' female guitar quartet |
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*[[Wang Yameng]] (born 1981), classical guitarist, performing with the Four Angels female guitar quartet |
*[[Wang Yameng]] (born 1981), classical guitarist, performing with the Four Angels female guitar quartet |
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*[[Xuefei Yang]] (born 1977), awarding-winning classical guitarist, international performer, recording artist |
*[[Xuefei Yang]] (born 1977), awarding-winning classical guitarist, international performer, recording artist |
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==Croatia== |
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*[[Ana Vidović]] (born 1980), classical guitarist, international performer, and educator |
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==Cuba== |
==Cuba== |
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*[[Marta Cuervo]] (um 1930–2011), prominent Cuban classical guitarist and educator |
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*[[Clara (Cuqui) Nicola]] (1926–2017), prominent classical Cuban guitarist and educator |
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*[[Clara Romero de Nicola]] (1888–1951), prominent Cuban classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.ecured.cu/Clara_Romero_de_Nicola--> |
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==France== |
==France== |
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*[[Tania Chagnot]] (born 1962), classical guitarist and music educator <!-- https://www.savarez.com/tania-chagnot--> |
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*[[Madeleine Cottin]] (1876–1966), classical guitarist, mandolinist, composer and music educator, sister of [[Alfred Cottin]] and [[Jules Cottin]] <!--https://de.frwiki.wiki/wiki/Jules_Cottin--> |
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*[[Colette Mourey]] (born 1954), classical guitarist, music educator, musicologist, and composer |
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*[[Ida Presti]] (1924–1967), child prodigy, prominent classical guitarist and composer, duos with her husband Alexandre Lagoya |
*[[Ida Presti]] (1924–1967), child prodigy, prominent classical guitarist and composer, duos with her husband Alexandre Lagoya |
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*[[Jeanne Ricada-Mathorez]] (1887–1980), classical guitarist, mandolinist, conductor, arranger, and music educator <!--http://mandoline92.free.fr/dossiers/dossier.php?val=5_jeanne+ricarda-mathorez--> |
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*[[Gaëlle Solal]] (born 1978), international performer, chamber musician and educator |
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*[[Gaëlle Solal]] (born 1978), international performer, chamber musician, and educator |
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==Germany== |
==Germany== |
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*[[Margarete Buch]] (1914–2013), classical guitarist, arranger and music educator, member of the "Buch-Terzett" in Leipzig <!--https://www.bdz-berlin.de/index.php/2017/10/14/else-goguel-ein-leben-fuer-gesang-und-gitarre/--> |
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*[[Annette Degenhardt]] (1965–2022), classical guitarist, recording artist, music educator, lived in Ireland <!--https://www.burg-waldeck.de/verein/nachruf-annette-degenhardt-%e2%80%a0-8-5-2022/--> |
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*[[Ida Faber-Gille]] (1910–2003), classical guitarist and music educator <!--https://www.gitarre-und-laute.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=430:gitarre-laute-print-ii-1980-heft-6&catid=37&Itemid=518--> |
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*[[Else Goguel]] (1924–2017), classical guitarist and music educator, member of the "Buch-Terzett" in Leipzig and the "Gitarrenensemble Bruno Henze" in Berlin <!--https://www.bdz-berlin.de/index.php/2017/10/14/else-goguel-ein-leben-fuer-gesang-und-gitarre/--> |
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*[[Maria Kämmerling]] (born 1946), specializing in contemporary classical guitar music, educator in Denmark |
*[[Maria Kämmerling]] (born 1946), specializing in contemporary classical guitar music, educator in Denmark |
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*[[Ursula Kurze]] (born 1963), classical guitarist, singer, composer and music educator, now based in Dresden <!--http://www.ursula-kurze.de/--> |
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*[[Heike Matthiesen]] (born 1964), international soloist and chamber musician, specializing in female composers |
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*[[Heike Matthiesen]] (1964–2023), international soloist and chamber musician, specializing in female composers |
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*[[Monika Rost]] (born 1943), classical guitarist, lute player and musicologist |
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*[[Giulia Pelzer]] (1837–1938), classical guitarist, sister of [[Catharina Pratten]] <!--https://www.digitalguitararchive.com/2019/05/memoirs-of-madame-giulia-pelzer/--> |
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*[[Catharina Pratten]] (1824–1895), classical guitarist, sister of Giulia Pelzer, has lived in London since 1829 |
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*[[Barbara Richter-Rumstig]] (born 1940), classical guitarist, also as Duo with her husband [[Dieter Rumstig]], recording artist and educator |
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*[[Monika Rost]] (born 1943), classical guitarist, lute player, musicologist, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar |
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*[[Evelyne Schönfeld]] (born 1938), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOIk8w8y5RI--> |
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*[[Inge Wilczok-Stahl]] (born 1944), classical guitarist, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin <!--https://sites.google.com/site/berlincompetition/festival/artists--> |
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==Greece== |
==Greece== |
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*[[Antigoni Goni]] (born 1969), international performer and educator, now based in Brussels |
*[[Antigoni Goni]] (born 1969), international performer and educator, now based in Brussels |
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*[[Evangelos & Liza|Liza Zoi]] (born 1940), classical guitarist (also Duo with her husband Evangelos Assimakopoulos) and educator |
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==Hungary== |
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*[[Krisztina Groß Dobó]] (born 1977), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima" <!--https://mimusicacvs-cvarela.blogspot.com/2014/08/v-guitarrisima-melange-2004.html--> |
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==Italy== |
==Italy== |
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*[[Simona Boni]] (born 1975), classical guitarist, musicologist, and author <!--http://simonaboni.altervista.org/video.htm--> |
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*[[Rita Brondi]] (1889–1941), classical guitarist, lutenist, singer, composer, and music historian |
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*[[Francesca Caccini]] (1587 – after 1641) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, Guitarist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. |
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*[[Carmen Lenzi Mozzani]] (1923–1969), classical guitarist, composer, and educator, granddaughter of [[Luigi Mozzani]] <!--https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Lenzi_Mozzani--> |
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*[[Carla Minen]] (1950–1996), classical guitarist <!--https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/tempo-libero/2016/10/05/news/rinascimento-e-chitarre-omaggio-a-carla-minen-1.14203663#google_vignette--> |
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*[[Filomena Moretti]] (born 1973), classical guitarist, recording artist and broadcaster, performances throughout Europe |
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*[[Teresa de Rogatis]] (1893 – 1979), classical guitarist, pianist, composer, and music teacher |
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*[[Sara Stegani]] (1913–1950), classical guitarist <!--https://www.harpguitars.net/2021/03/27/women-in-harp-guitar-history-italy-and-beyond/--> |
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*[[Regina Strinasacchi]] (1761 – 1839), classical guitarist, violinist, and composer |
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*[[Eli Tagore]] (1930 – 2015), classical guitarist and educator, grandniece of [[Rabindranath Tagore]] <!--https://www.facebook.com/guitarfoundation.de/posts/10155485767688963/--> <!--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04_neyhkxew--> |
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*[[Marina Tomei]] (born around 1988), international concert classical guitarist <!--https://augustinestrings.com/artist/marinatomei.html--> |
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==Japan== |
==Japan== |
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*[[Keiko Fujiie]] (born 1963), guitarist and composer |
*[[Keiko Fujiie]] (born 1963), guitarist and composer |
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*[[Ako Ito]] (born 1942), classical guitarist, also Duo with her husband Henri Dorigny (1939–2022), and educator <!--https://www.la-strada.net/2022/03/08/henri-dorigny-toute-une-vie-en-musique/--> |
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*[[Kaori Muraji]] (born 1978), classical guitarist and recording artist |
*[[Kaori Muraji]] (born 1978), classical guitarist and recording artist |
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*[[Kanahi Yamashita]] (born 1997), classical guitarist and recording artist <!--https://kanahi.de/biography/--> |
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*[[Naoko Yamashita]] (born 1961), classical guitarist and recording artist <!--https://www.discogs.com/de/release/16591800-Kazuhito-Yamashita-Naoko-Yamashita-Guitar-Solo-Duo--> |
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==Mexico== |
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*[[Corazón Otero]] (1944–2013), classical guitarist and author <!--https://issuu.com/anaeliarodriguez/docs/revista--> |
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==Netherlands== |
==Netherlands== |
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*[[Amsterdam Guitar Trio|Olga Franssen]] (born 1954), classical guitarist and educator, member of the Amsterdam Guitar Trio |
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*[[Nelly de Hilster]] (1940–2017), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.discogs.com/de/release/12058276-Dionisio-Aguado-Matteo-Carcassi-Nelly-De-Hilster-Guitar-Studies--> |
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*[[Annette Kruisbrink]] (born 1958), classical guitarist and composer |
*[[Annette Kruisbrink]] (born 1958), classical guitarist and composer |
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==Paraguay== |
==Paraguay== |
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*[[Berta Rojas]] (born 1966), international performer, artistic director, broadcaster and recording artist |
*[[Berta Rojas]] (born 1966), international performer, artistic director, broadcaster, and recording artist |
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==Russia== |
==Russia== |
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*[[Anastasia Bardina]] (born 1962), virtuoso guitarist, also of seven- and twelve-string guitars |
*[[Anastasia Bardina]] (born 1962), virtuoso guitarist, also of seven- and twelve-string guitars |
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*[[Irina Kulikova (guitarist)|Irina Kulikova]] (born 1982), international soloist, now based in the Netherlands |
*[[Irina Kulikova (guitarist)|Irina Kulikova]] (born 1982), international soloist, now based in the Netherlands |
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==Serbia== |
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*[[Sabrina Vlaškalić]] (1989–2019), concert classical guitarist and educator, died in a traffic accident in Groningen |
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==South Korea== |
==South Korea== |
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*[[Kyuhee Park]] (born 1985), |
*[[Kyuhee Park]] (born 1985), international concert classical guitarist |
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==Spain== |
==Spain== |
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*[[Laura Almerich]] (1940–2019), Catalan guitarist associated with the Nova Cançó movement |
*[[Laura Almerich]] (1940–2019), Catalan guitarist associated with the Nova Cançó movement |
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*[[Emilia Corral Sancho]] (born 1935), classical guitarist, third wife of [[Andrés Segovia]] <!--https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/04/El-maestro-buried-in-his-native-country/2133549777600/--> <!--https://m.facebook.com/violaoeviolaoadm/photos/foto-hist%C3%B3rica-de-emilia-magdalena-del-corral-sancho-ela-exemplifica-aqui-uma-ab/877912822664470/--> |
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*[[Margarita Escarpa]] (fl. 1990s), classical guitarist specializing in Bach and chamber music recitals, educator |
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*[[Matilde Cuervas]] (1888–1956), classical and flamenco guitarist and educator, first wife of [[Emilio Pujol]] <!--https://elartedevivirelflamenco.com/guitarristas302.html--> |
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*[[Renata Tarragó]] (1927–2005), Catalan classical guitarist, international performer and educator |
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*[[Margarita Escarpa]] (born 1935), classical guitarist specializing in Bach and chamber music recitals, educator |
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*[[Rosa Gil Bosque]] (born 1930), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Gil_Bosque--> |
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*[[Carmen Marina]] (born 1936), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://mujeryguitarra.wordpress.com/introduccion/las-compositoras-espanolas-de-obras-con-guitarra/carmen-marina/--> |
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*[[Josefina Robledo]] (1897–1972), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefina_Robledo_Gallego--> |
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*[[Pepita Roca]] (1897–1956), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepita_Roca--> |
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*[[Mariángeles Sánchez Benimeli]] (1943–2014) classical guitarist, educator and composer <!--https://sanchezbenimeli.com/e-biography.html--> |
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*[[Renata Tarragó]] (1927–2005), Catalan classical guitarist, international performer, and educator |
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==Switzerland== |
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*[[Deborah Mariotti]] (born 1959), classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator <!--https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2698407-Deborah-Mariotti--> |
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==United Kingdom== |
==United Kingdom== |
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*[[Rose Andresier]] (born 1942), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.amazon.de/Music-For-Guitar/dp/B085J25W8H--> |
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*[[Nicola Hall]] (fl. 1980s), award-winning guitarist who has recorded her own guitar transcriptions of classical works |
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*[[Nicola Hall]] (born 1969), award-winning guitarist who has recorded her own guitar transcriptions of classical works |
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*[[Victoria Kingsley]] (1900–2000), classical guitarist, toured the world singing to the accompaniment of her guitar <!--https://www.pinterest.de/pin/victoria-kingsley-born-in-england-in-1900-is-another-notable-woman-mentioned-in-bones-book-kingsley-was-a-skilled-guit--502925483384599370/--> |
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*[[Alexandra Whittingham]] (* 1997), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://www.alexandrawhittingham.com/--> |
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==United States== |
==United States== |
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*[[Lily Afshar]] (born |
*[[Lily Afshar]] (born 1950), Iranian-born American classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator <!--https://www.memphis.edu/music/bios/afshar-l.php--> |
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*[[Mary Akerman]] (born 1956), classical guitarist and educator <!--https://schoolofclassicalguitar.blogspot.com/2019/11/mary-akerman-classical-guitarist-to-know.html--> |
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*[[Muriel Anderson]] (born 1960), classical, fingerstyle and harp guitarist, composer, and recording artist |
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*[[Anisa Angarola]] (fl. 1980s), international performer, founder of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet |
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*[[Anisa Angarola]] (born 1953), international performer, founder of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet <!--https://clustrmaps.com/person/Angarola-6oljhb--> |
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*[[Alice Artzt]] (born 1943), international concert guitarist |
*[[Alice Artzt]] (born 1943), international concert guitarist |
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*[[AnnaMaria Cardinalli]] (born 1979), classical guitarist, operatic contralto, investigative researcher and educator |
*[[AnnaMaria Cardinalli]] (born 1979), classical guitarist, operatic contralto, investigative researcher, and educator |
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*[[Charo]] (fl. 1963), Spanish-American guitarist, actress and broadcaster |
*[[Charo]] (fl. 1963), Spanish-American guitarist, actress, and broadcaster |
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*[[Sharon Isbin]] (born 1956), prominent soloist with some 200 orchestras, recording artist and educator |
*[[Sharon Isbin]] (born 1956), prominent soloist with some 200 orchestras, recording artist, and educator |
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*[[Chaconne Klaverenga]] (born 1992), international classical guitarist, recording artist <!--https://www.newmusicalert.in/2010/09/18/interview-with-chaconne-klaverenga-a-budding-guitarist-in-her-teens/--> |
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*[[Martha Masters (musician)|Martha Masters]] (born 1972), classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator |
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*[[Vahdah Olcott-Bickford]] (1885–1980), founder of the American Guitar Society in Los Angeles, educator |
*[[Vahdah Olcott-Bickford]] (1885–1980), founder of the American Guitar Society in Los Angeles, educator |
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*[[Gohar Vardanyan]], classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator |
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*[[Ana Vidović]] (born 1980), Croatian-American classical guitarist, child prodigy, recording artist |
*[[Ana Vidović]] (born 1980), Croatian-American classical guitarist, child prodigy, recording artist |
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==Uruguay== |
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*[[Adriana Balboa]] (born 1966), classical guitarist, recording artist and educator, has lived since 1993 in Berlin <!--http://www.adriana-balboa.net/adriana_balboa_vita.pdf--> |
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*[[Olga Pierri]] (1914–2016), classical guitarist and educator. She is the aunt of [[Alvaro Pierri]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Lists of women in music]] |
*[[Lists of women in music]] |
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*[[Women in classical music]] |
*[[Women in classical music]] |
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To Be Added |
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Rosita Rodes (1906-1975) |
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Pepita Roca |
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Luisa M. de Roca |
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Matilde Cuervas |
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Nelly Ezcaray |
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Maria Angelica Funes |
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Blanca Prat |
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Maria Rita Brondi (1889 -1941) |
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Madeleine Cottin (1876 -after 1952) |
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Julie Fondard (ca.1819 -1864) |
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Madame De Goni (Madame Knoop) |
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Olga Coehlo |
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Consuelo Mallo Lopez |
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Maria Bello |
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Carmen Farre |
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Celia Rodrigues Boque |
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Maria Esperanza Pascual Navas |
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Irma Haydee Perazzo |
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Barbara Strozzi |
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Monina Tavora |
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Brigitte Zaczek |
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 31 May 2024
The following is a list of women classical guitarists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of classical music.
Argentina
[edit]- María Luisa Anido (1907–1996), classical guitarist and composer
- Delia Estrada (born 1957), classical guitarist, educator, author of guitar method, has lived since 1977 in Paris
- Celia Salomón de Font (about 1908–2002), classical guitarist and educator
- María Isabel Siewers (born 1950), international performer and soloist, educator
Australia
[edit]- Milica Davies (born 1981), Yugoslav-born Australian classical guitarist and recording artist, now based in London
- Isolde Schaupp (1945–2003), German-Australian classical guitarist, educator, author of two guitar methods
- Karin Schaupp (born 1972), German-Australian classical guitarist and actress, member of the Saffire quartet, recording artist
Austria
[edit]- Caroline Auer (born 1978), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima"
- Marga Bäuml (1916–2004), classical guitarist, gave concerts as a soloist and in a duo with her husband Walter Klasinc (violin)
- Johanna Beisteiner (born 1976), international soloist
- Maria Benischek (born 1976), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima"
- Luise Walker (1910–1998), prominent classical guitarist and composer
Belgium
[edit]- Ilse Alfonso (1929–2017), classical guitarist and educator
- Raphaella Smits (born 1957), classical guitarist and educator
Brazil
[edit]- Olga Praguer Coelho (1909–2008), classical guitarist and folk singer
- Maria Lívia São Marcos (born 1942), classical guitarist, international performer, and educator
Canada
[edit]- Liona Boyd (born 1949), British-born Canadian classical guitarist, recording artist, and writer
- Emily Alice Shaw (fl. 2000s), classical guitarist and educator
- Laura Young (born 1962), international soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and educator
China
[edit]- Chen Shanshan (born 1983), guitarist, sometimes performing with other female guitarists as one of the Four Angels
- Li Jie (born 1981), classical guitarist performing with God's Favored Girls Super Trio and with the Four Angels quartet
- Su Meng (born 1988), classical guitarist performing as a soloist and as one of the Four Angels female guitar quartet
- Wang Yameng (born 1981), classical guitarist, performing with the Four Angels female guitar quartet
- Xuefei Yang (born 1977), awarding-winning classical guitarist, international performer, recording artist
Croatia
[edit]- Ana Vidović (born 1980), classical guitarist, international performer, and educator
Cuba
[edit]- Marta Cuervo (um 1930–2011), prominent Cuban classical guitarist and educator
- Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (1926–2017), prominent classical Cuban guitarist and educator
- Clara Romero de Nicola (1888–1951), prominent Cuban classical guitarist and educator
France
[edit]- Tania Chagnot (born 1962), classical guitarist and music educator
- Madeleine Cottin (1876–1966), classical guitarist, mandolinist, composer and music educator, sister of Alfred Cottin and Jules Cottin
- Colette Mourey (born 1954), classical guitarist, music educator, musicologist, and composer
- Ida Presti (1924–1967), child prodigy, prominent classical guitarist and composer, duos with her husband Alexandre Lagoya
- Jeanne Ricada-Mathorez (1887–1980), classical guitarist, mandolinist, conductor, arranger, and music educator
- Gaëlle Solal (born 1978), international performer, chamber musician, and educator
Germany
[edit]- Margarete Buch (1914–2013), classical guitarist, arranger and music educator, member of the "Buch-Terzett" in Leipzig
- Annette Degenhardt (1965–2022), classical guitarist, recording artist, music educator, lived in Ireland
- Ida Faber-Gille (1910–2003), classical guitarist and music educator
- Else Goguel (1924–2017), classical guitarist and music educator, member of the "Buch-Terzett" in Leipzig and the "Gitarrenensemble Bruno Henze" in Berlin
- Maria Kämmerling (born 1946), specializing in contemporary classical guitar music, educator in Denmark
- Ursula Kurze (born 1963), classical guitarist, singer, composer and music educator, now based in Dresden
- Heike Matthiesen (1964–2023), international soloist and chamber musician, specializing in female composers
- Giulia Pelzer (1837–1938), classical guitarist, sister of Catharina Pratten
- Catharina Pratten (1824–1895), classical guitarist, sister of Giulia Pelzer, has lived in London since 1829
- Barbara Richter-Rumstig (born 1940), classical guitarist, also as Duo with her husband Dieter Rumstig, recording artist and educator
- Monika Rost (born 1943), classical guitarist, lute player, musicologist, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar
- Evelyne Schönfeld (born 1938), classical guitarist and educator
- Inge Wilczok-Stahl (born 1944), classical guitarist, Professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin
Greece
[edit]- Antigoni Goni (born 1969), international performer and educator, now based in Brussels
- Liza Zoi (born 1940), classical guitarist (also Duo with her husband Evangelos Assimakopoulos) and educator
Hungary
[edit]- Krisztina Groß Dobó (born 1977), classical guitarist, was member of the female guitar quintet "Gitarrissima"
Italy
[edit]- Simona Boni (born 1975), classical guitarist, musicologist, and author
- Rita Brondi (1889–1941), classical guitarist, lutenist, singer, composer, and music historian
- Francesca Caccini (1587 – after 1641) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, Guitarist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era.
- Carmen Lenzi Mozzani (1923–1969), classical guitarist, composer, and educator, granddaughter of Luigi Mozzani
- Carla Minen (1950–1996), classical guitarist
- Filomena Moretti (born 1973), classical guitarist, recording artist and broadcaster, performances throughout Europe
- Teresa de Rogatis (1893 – 1979), classical guitarist, pianist, composer, and music teacher
- Sara Stegani (1913–1950), classical guitarist
- Regina Strinasacchi (1761 – 1839), classical guitarist, violinist, and composer
- Eli Tagore (1930 – 2015), classical guitarist and educator, grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore
- Marina Tomei (born around 1988), international concert classical guitarist
Japan
[edit]- Keiko Fujiie (born 1963), guitarist and composer
- Ako Ito (born 1942), classical guitarist, also Duo with her husband Henri Dorigny (1939–2022), and educator
- Kaori Muraji (born 1978), classical guitarist and recording artist
- Kanahi Yamashita (born 1997), classical guitarist and recording artist
- Naoko Yamashita (born 1961), classical guitarist and recording artist
Mexico
[edit]- Corazón Otero (1944–2013), classical guitarist and author
Netherlands
[edit]- Olga Franssen (born 1954), classical guitarist and educator, member of the Amsterdam Guitar Trio
- Nelly de Hilster (1940–2017), classical guitarist and educator
- Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958), classical guitarist and composer
Paraguay
[edit]- Berta Rojas (born 1966), international performer, artistic director, broadcaster, and recording artist
Russia
[edit]- Anastasia Bardina (born 1962), virtuoso guitarist, also of seven- and twelve-string guitars
- Irina Kulikova (born 1982), international soloist, now based in the Netherlands
Serbia
[edit]- Sabrina Vlaškalić (1989–2019), concert classical guitarist and educator, died in a traffic accident in Groningen
South Korea
[edit]- Kyuhee Park (born 1985), international concert classical guitarist
Spain
[edit]- Laura Almerich (1940–2019), Catalan guitarist associated with the Nova Cançó movement
- Emilia Corral Sancho (born 1935), classical guitarist, third wife of Andrés Segovia
- Matilde Cuervas (1888–1956), classical and flamenco guitarist and educator, first wife of Emilio Pujol
- Margarita Escarpa (born 1935), classical guitarist specializing in Bach and chamber music recitals, educator
- Rosa Gil Bosque (born 1930), classical guitarist and educator
- Carmen Marina (born 1936), classical guitarist and educator
- Josefina Robledo (1897–1972), classical guitarist and educator
- Pepita Roca (1897–1956), classical guitarist and educator
- Mariángeles Sánchez Benimeli (1943–2014) classical guitarist, educator and composer
- Renata Tarragó (1927–2005), Catalan classical guitarist, international performer, and educator
Switzerland
[edit]- Deborah Mariotti (born 1959), classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator
United Kingdom
[edit]- Rose Andresier (born 1942), classical guitarist and educator
- Nicola Hall (born 1969), award-winning guitarist who has recorded her own guitar transcriptions of classical works
- Victoria Kingsley (1900–2000), classical guitarist, toured the world singing to the accompaniment of her guitar
- Alexandra Whittingham (* 1997), classical guitarist and educator
United States
[edit]- Lily Afshar (born 1950), Iranian-born American classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator
- Mary Akerman (born 1956), classical guitarist and educator
- Muriel Anderson (born 1960), classical, fingerstyle and harp guitarist, composer, and recording artist
- Anisa Angarola (born 1953), international performer, founder of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
- Alice Artzt (born 1943), international concert guitarist
- AnnaMaria Cardinalli (born 1979), classical guitarist, operatic contralto, investigative researcher, and educator
- Charo (fl. 1963), Spanish-American guitarist, actress, and broadcaster
- Sharon Isbin (born 1956), prominent soloist with some 200 orchestras, recording artist, and educator
- Chaconne Klaverenga (born 1992), international classical guitarist, recording artist
- Martha Masters (born 1972), classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator
- Vahdah Olcott-Bickford (1885–1980), founder of the American Guitar Society in Los Angeles, educator
- Gohar Vardanyan, classical guitarist, recording artist, and educator
- Ana Vidović (born 1980), Croatian-American classical guitarist, child prodigy, recording artist
Uruguay
[edit]- Adriana Balboa (born 1966), classical guitarist, recording artist and educator, has lived since 1993 in Berlin
- Olga Pierri (1914–2016), classical guitarist and educator. She is the aunt of Alvaro Pierri.