List of women classical pianists

Country-based 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.

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## Albania

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

## Argentina

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* Mariana Alandia (born 1941), concert pianist
* Martha Argerich (born 1941), concert pianist, recording artist and virtuoso icon
* Ingrid Fliter (born 1973), classical pianist and recording artist
* Violeta Hemsy de Gainza (born 1929), pianist and educator
* Sylvia Kersenbaum (born 1945), pianist, composer and educator

## Armenia

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* Nareh Arghamanyan (born 1989), award-winning classical pianist
* Svetlana Navasardyan (born 1946), classical concert pianist
* Varduhi Yeritsyan (born 1981), concert pianist now based in France

## Australia

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* Rebecca Chambers (born 1975) concert pianist, teacher, Director of Kidko Performing Arts
* Vera Bradford (1904–2004), pianist and teacher
* Tamara-Anna Cislowska, performing pianist and radio host
* Lucinda Collins (fl. 1980s), pianist, educator, chamber musician
* Anna Goldsworthy (born 1974), writer, pianist and teacher
* Sonya Hanke (1933–1993), pianist and educator
* Miriam Hyde (1913–2005), composer, pianist, educator and poet
* Maureen Jones (born 1927), pianist
* Eileen Joyce (1908–1991), distinguished concert pianist
* Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957), pianist and composer
* Stephanie McCallum (born 1956), pianist and teacher
* Hephzibah Menuhin (1920–1981), American-Australian pianist, writer and human rights activist
* Lisa Moore (born 1960), pianist
* Ariel Shearer (born c.1905), composer and classical pianist
* Kathryn Selby (born 1962), pianist
* Constance Brandon Usher (fl. 1900s), classical pianist
* Natasha Vlassenko (born 1956), Russian-Australian concert pianist and educator
* Nancy Weir (1915–2008), pianist and educator
* Sally Whitwell (born 1974), pianist and composer

## Austria

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* Luna Alcalay (1928–2012), Croatian-born Austrian pianist, music educator and composer
* Ilse von Alpenheim (born 1927), international classical pianist and chamber musician focusing on early romantic composers
* Marianna Auenbrugger (1759–1782), pianist and composer who studied under Haydn and Salieri
* Josepha Barbara Auernhammer (1758–1820), pianist who studied under Mozart
* Donka Angatscheva (born 1979), Austrian pianist of Bulgarian descent
* Jeanette Antonie Bürde (1799–1875), Austrian pianist, singer and teacher, career mostly in Berlin
* Ingrid Haebler (1929–2023), international concert pianist and recording artist
* Cornelia Herrmann (born 1977), pianist and chamber musician
* Anastasia Huppmann (born 1988), Russian-born Austrian concert pianist
* Mathilde Kralik (1857–1944), pianist and composer
* Christiana Lin (fl. 1980s), Taiwanese-born Austrian pianist and harpsichordist
* Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein (1780–1859), Austrian pianist and salon-holder
* Barbara Ployer (born 1765), piano and composition pupil of Mozart
* Lisa Smirnova (born 1972), Russian-born Austrian pianist

## Azerbaijan

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* Yegana Akhundova (born 1960), pianist, composer and educator
* Khadija Gayibova (1893–1938), pianist and educator who played the Azeri mugham

## Belarus

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* Marina Osman (born 1965), classical and jazz concert pianist
* Hanna Shybayeva (born 1979), concert pianist and chamber musician

## Belgium

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* Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville (1870–1946), pianist, violinist, educators, conductor and composer
* Jacqueline Fontyn (born 1930), contemporary composer, pianist and music educator
* Irina Lankova (born 1977), Russian-Belgian concert pianist and recording artist
* Flore Levine-Cousyns (1898–1989), concert pianist and educator
* Marcelle Mercenier (1920–1996), pianist and educator
* Jeanne-Catherine Pauwels (1795–1889), pianist who performed in Brussels salons
* Janine Reding (1920–2015), pianist who performed internationally in piano duos
* Éliane Reyes (born 1977), pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Edna Stern (born 1977), Belgian-Israeli pianist and educator now based in London

## Bolivia

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* Mariana Alandia (fl. 2000s), classical pianist keen on Bolivian composers

## Bosnia and Herzegovina

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* Milica Pap (born 1973), classical pianist and educator
* Dženana Šehanović (born 1991), educator and professional pianist

## Brazil

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* Yara Bernette (1920–2002), internationally acclaimed classical pianist
* Helza Cameu (1903–1995), composer, pianist, musicologist and writer
* Dinorá de Carvalho (c.1905–1980), pianist, conductor, music educator and composer
* Jocy de Oliveira (born 1936), pianist, multimedia artist, and composer
* Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935), composer, pianist and conductor
* Débora Halász (fl. 1990s), classical pianist, harpsichordist and educator
* Clelia Iruzun (fl. 1988), concert pianist based in London
* Guiomar Novaes (1895–1979), globally recognized Brazilian concert pianist
* Cristina Ortiz (born 1950), international concert pianist
* Sonia Rubinsky (born 1957), international concert pianist
* Antonietta Rudge (1885–1974), internationally recognized pianist and educator
* Anna Stella Schic (1922–2009), pianist, music writer and educator
* Clara Sverner (born 1936), classical concert pianist specializing in Brazilian music
* Magda Tagliaferro (1893–1986), international concert pianist and educator

## Bulgaria

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* Dora Deliyska (born 1980), concert pianist based in Vienna
* Plamena Mangova (born 1980), concert pianist
* Svetla Protich (born 1939), concert pianist and educator
* Emma Tahmizian (born 1957), pianist of Armenian descent
* Angela Tosheva (born 1961), pianist, chamber musician, educator, editor and publisher
* Julia Tsenova (1948–2010), award-winning composer, pianist and educator

## Canada

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* Frances Adaskin (1900–2001), pianist who worked as an accompanist
* Ellen Ballon (1896–1969), child prodigy, pianist and educator
* Louise Bessette (born 1959), pianist specializing in contemporary music
* Jocelyne Binet (1923–1968), composer, pianist and music educator
* Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910–2003), composer, pianist and music educators
* Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972), pianist, composer and music educator
* Victoria Cartier (1867–1955), pianist, organist and music educator
* Eva Clare (1885–1961), pianist, music writer and educator
* Françoise de Clossey (born 1974), concert pianist and organist
* Jane Coop (born 1950), pianist and music pedagogue
* Marylou Dawes (1933–2013), concert pianist, accompanist, chamber musician and educator
* Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991), pianist, composer and music educator
* Lucille Dompierre (1899–1968), child prodigy, concert pianist and arranger
* Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974), Russian-born Canadian composer, virtuoso pianist and violinist
* Anne Eggleston (1934–1994), pianist, composer and educator
* Gladys Ewart (1892–1957), concert pianist, accompanist and music educator
* Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), classical concert pianist and recording artist
* Janina Fialkowska (1899–1988), pianist, composer, publisher, music editor and educator
* Marian Grudeff (1927–2006), concert pianist, music educator and musical theatre composer
* Johana Harris (1912–1995), pianist, composer and music educator
* Angela Hewitt (born 1958), classical pianist specialising in Bach
* Alice Ho (born 1960), pianist and notable Canadian composer
* Anna Moncrieff Hovey (1902–1995), pianist, accompanist and music educator
* Yvonne Hubert (1895–1988), Belgian-born Canadian pianist and eminent educator
* Elaine Keillor (born 1939), musicologist, pianist and music writer specializing in Canadian composers
* Gwendolyn Koldofsky (1906–1998), piano accompanist and music educator
* Lubka Kolessa (1902–1997), Ukrainian-born Canadian classical pianist and educator
* Patricia Krueger (born 1946), classical pianist, organist and percussionist
* Gordana Lazarevich (born 1939), pianist, musicologist and educator
* Germaine Malépart (1898–1963), pianist and music educator
* Diana McIntosh (born 1937), composer and pianist
* Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886–1957), pianist, soprano, composer and music educator
* Renée Morisset (1928–2009), pianist who played piano duos with her husband
* Dorothy Morton (1924–2008), pianist and music educator
* Marie-Thérèse Paquin (1905–1997), concert pianist and educator
* Christina Petrowska-Quilico (born 1948), classical concert pianist and recording artist
* Karen Quinton (fl. 1970s), pianist, organist, harpsichordist and music educator
* Dana Reason (fl. 1994), pianist, composer, recording artist and broadcaster
* Jacqueline Richard (1928–2015), pianist and conductor
* Anastasia Rizikov (born 1998), award-winning concert pianist
* Viviana Sofronitsky (fl. 1982), Russian-born Canadian pianist now based in the Czech Republic
* Alexandra Stréliski (born 1985), neo-classical composer and pianist
* Lorraine Vaillancourt (born 1947), pianist, conductor and educator
* Catherine Vickers (born 1952), pianist and educator now based in Germany
* Ruth Watson Henderson (born 1932), composer, pianist and accompanist

## Chile

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* Delfina de la Cruz (1837–1905), pianist and First Lady of Chile
* Nina Frick Asenjo (1884–1963), pianist and composer
* Edith Fischer (born 1935), classical pianist; daughter of Elena Waiss
* Rosita Renard (1894–1949), classical pianist
* Carla Sandoval (born 1982), pianist and chamber musician
* Mahani Teave (born 1983), classical pianist and educator from Easter Island
* Elena Waiss (1908–1988), pianist, music school founder

## 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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* Josefina Acosta de Barón (born 1897), composer, pianist and educator
* Teresita Gómez (born 1943), influential pianist and educator

## Croatia

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* Martina Filjak (born 1978), international concert pianist
* Eva Kirchmayer-Bilić (born 1971), pianist, chamber musician organist and educator
* Melita Lorković (1907–1987), international concert pianist and educator
* Ana-Marija Markovina (born 1970), classical pianist based in Cologne
* Branka Musulin (1917–1975), German-Croatian classical pianist and educator
* Ivana Švarc-Grenda (born 1970), classical pianist specializing in Chopin

## Cuba

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* María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui (1873–1957), Cuban pianist and composed based in Spain
* Cecilia Arizti (1856–1930), composer, pianist and educator
* Catalina Berroa (1849–1911), pianist, music teacher, composer
* Nohema Fernández (born 1944), pianist and educator who emigrated to the United States.
* Emma Martínez de la Torre Shelton (1889–1980), pianist and composer active in the Canary Islands
* Arminda Schutte (1909–1995), classical pianist and educator who settled in the United States

## Cyprus

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

## Czech Republic

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* Alice Herz-Sommer (1903–2014), Jewish pianist, music teacher and holocaust survivor
* Eliška Kleinová (1912–1999), Jewish pianist and music educator
* Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová (1899–1975), concert pianist and educator
* Kristýna Znamenáčková (born 1988), classical pianist

## Denmark

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* Agnes Adler (1865–1935), pianist and chamber musician
* Dagmar Borup (1867–1959), pianist and educator
* Katrine Gislinge (born 1969), pianist and chamber musician
* Margaret Hamerik (1867–1942), American-born Danish composer and pianist
* Elisabeth Klein (1911–2004), Hungarian-born Danish pianist who specialized in contemporary music
* Amalie Malling (born 1948), German-born Danish classical pianist and educator
* Anne Øland (1949–2015), concert pianist and educator
* Marianna Shirinyan (born 1978), Armenian-Danish pianist and chamber musician
* Johanne Stockmarr (1869–1944), virtuoso concert pianist
* Esther Vagning (1905–1986), concert pianist, accompanist, chamber musician and educator
* Catharine Wernicke (1789–1862), early female concert pianist
* Galina Werschenska (1906–1994), Russian-born Danish pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Elisabeth Westenholz (born 1942), pianist, organist and recording artist
* Assia Zlatkowa (born 1953), popular Bulgarian-Danish pianist who performed from age 8

## Dominican Republic

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* Ninón Lapeiretta de Brouwer (1907–1989), composer and pianist

## Egypt

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* Mona Ghoneim (born 1955), composer and pianist

## Estonia

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Irina Zahharenkova (born 1976), pianist and harpsichordist

## Ethiopia

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* Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023), composer, pianist and nun

## 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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* Irène Aïtoff (1904–2006), pianist, accompanist and voice educator
* Miirrha Alhambra (1890–1957), stage name of the pianist Pauline Joutard
* Annie d'Arco (1920–1998), classical pianist
* Yvonne Arnaud (1890–1958), pianist, singer and actress
* Racha Arodaky (fl. 2000s), Syrian-French concert pianist
* Delphine Bardin (born 1974), contemporary classical pianist
* Nathalie Béra-Tagrine (born 1960), classical pianist of Russian descent
* Marie Bigot (1786–1820), pianist, educator, composer
* Myriam Birger (born 1951), pianist who has performed from an early age
* Jeanne Blancard (1884–1972), composer and pianist
* Michèle Boegner (1941–2021), concert pianist
* Véronique Bonnecaze (fl. 2000s), classical pianist and educator
* Marie-Léontine Bordes-Pène (1858–1924), pianist specializing in French composers
* Hélène Boschi (1917–1990), French-Swiss pianist and educator
* Magdeleine Boucherit Le Faure (1879–1960), pianist, composer and educator
* Brigitte Bouthinon-Dumas (born 1947), pianist, music educator and writer
* Emma Boynet (1891–1974), classical pianist
* Marie-Françoise Bucquet (1937–2018), pianist and educator
* Agnelle Bundervoët (1922–2015), pianist and composer, one of more notable French pianists of the 20th century
* Khatia Buniatishvili (born 1987), Georgian-born French concert pianist
* Paule Carrère-Dencausse (1891–1967), concert pianist and educator
* Gaby Casadesus (1901–1999), pianist and educator
* Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944), composer and pianist
* Claire Chevallier (born 1969), Franco-Belgian pianist specializing in the fortepiano
* Françoise Choveaux (born 1953), composer and pianist
* Wilhelmine Clauss-Szarvady (1832–1907), Bohemian-born French pianist
* France Clidat (1932–2012), classical pianist specializing in Liszt
* Catherine Collard (1947–1993), concert pianist and chamber musician
* Jeanne-Marie Darré (1905–1999), classical pianist specializing in Chopin and Liszt
* Célimène Daudet (born 1977), contemporary classical pianist and educator
* Florence Delaage (fl. 2000s), contemporary classical pianist
* Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968), organist, pianist, composer and educator
* Lucette Descaves (1906–1993), pianist and educator
* Claire Désert (born 1967), pianist and educator
* Françoise Deslogères (born 1929), pianist and ondist
* Marie Dihau (1843–1935), singer, pianist and educator
* Geneviève Dinand (1927–1987), classical pianist
* Françoise Doreau (1910–2011), pianist and chamber musician
* Thérèse Dussaut (born 1939), pianist and music educator
* Stéphanie Elbaz (fl. 2010s), concert pianist
* Brigitte Engerer (1952–2012), pianist, educator and recording artist
* Jacqueline Eymar (1922–2008), pianist with an interest in contemporary composers
* Laure Favre-Kahn (born 1976), classical pianist
* Victoire Ferrari (1785–c.1823), pianist and voice educator
* Elena Filonova (fl. 2000s), contemporary pianist of Russian origin
* Marylin Frascone (born 1975), contemporary classical pianist
* Reine Gianoli (1915–1979), pianist and educator
* Marie-Catherine Girod (born 1949), pianist and educator
* Lélia Gousseau (1909–1997), classical pianist
* Yvonne Gouverné (1890–1982), pianist, accompanist and choir conductor
* Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), classical pianist and wildlife conservationist
* Youra Guller (1895–1980), classical pianist of Russian-Romanian heritage
* Annette Haas (1912–2002), concert pianist and educator
* Monique Haas (1909–1987), pianist specializing in French composers
* Guy d'Hardelot (1858–1936), pen name of the composer, pianist and educator Helen Rhodes
* Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (1925–2001), pianist and educator
* Jeanne Herscher-Clément (1878–1941), pianist and composer
* Cécile Hugonnard-Roche (fl. 1970s), pianist and educator
* Marie Jaëll (1846–1925) pianist, composer and educator
* Catherine Joly (fl. 1970s), classical pianist
* Suzanne Joly (1914–2012), child prodigy, composer and pianist
* Geneviève Joy (1919–2009), classical and modernist pianist
* Marie-Josèphe Jude (born 1968), classical pianist
* Clotilde Kleeberg (1866–1909), classical pianist who performed throughout Europe
* Monique de La Bruchollerie (1915–1972), concert pianist
* Frédérique Lagarde (fl. 1980s), pianist performing in a saxophone-piano duo
* Françoise Landowski-Caillet (1917–2007), pianist and painter
* Claire-Marie Le Guay (born 1974), concert pianist and recording artist
* Yvonne Lefébure (1898–1986), pianist and educator
* Marguerite Long (1874–1966), pianist and educator
* Yvonne Loriod (1924–2010), pianist, educator and composer
* Anne Lovett (fl. 2000s), pianist and recording artist based in London
* Gisèle Magnan (fl. 1980s), classical pianist
* Lily Maisky (born 1987), classical pianist
* Xénia Maliarevitch (born 1980), contemporary French pianist
* Madeleine Malraux (1914–2014), concert pianist
* Marquesa del Ter (1864–1936), pianist, feminist and linguist
* Ginette Martenot (1902–1996), pianist and ondes Martenot player
* Berthe Marx (1859–1925), concert pianist remembered for memorizing some 250 works
* Marcelle Meyer (1897–1958), pianist performing with Les Six
* Nathalia Milstein (born 1995), award-winning classical pianist
* Caroline Montigny-Rémaury (1843–1913), virtuoso pianist
* Germaine Mounier (1920–2006), classical pianist and music educator
* Isabelle Oehmichen (born 1961), pianist and educator
* Micheline Ostermeyer (1922–2001), athlete and concert pianist
* Cécile Ousset (born 1936), global concert performer and educator
* Simone Plé-Caussade (1987–1986), music educator, composer and pianist
* Henriette Puig-Roget (1910–1992), pianist, organist and music educator
* Anne Queffélec (born 1948), concert pianist and chamber musician
* Anne Rey (1944–2012), musicologist, pianist, journalist and educator
* Éliane Richepin (1910–1999), pianist and educator
* Jacqueline Robin (1917–2007), pianist and accompanist
* Marie-Aimée Roger-Miclos (1860–1951), widely performed concert pianist and educator
* Véronique Roux (born 1955), pianist and chamber musician
* Caroline Sageman (born 1973), pianist specializing in Chopin and Liszt and educator
* Lise de la Salle (born 1988), classical pianist
* Amandine Savary (born 1984), concert pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Blanche Selva (1884–1942), pianist, educator, writer and composer
* Lydie Solomon (born 1982), pianist and actress
* Elizabeth Sombart (born 1958), pianist and educator
* Valérie Soudères (1914–1995), pianist, composer and educator
* Emmanuelle Swiercz (born 1978), classical pianist
* Nadia Tagrine (1917–2003), pianist and music broadcaster
* Sophie Teboul (born 1976), pianist and educator
* Françoise Thinat (born 1934), pianist and educator
* Hélène Tysman (born 1982), classical pianist
* Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (1902–1987), classical pianist specializing in French music
* Andrée Vaurabourg (1894–1980), pianist and educator
* Justine Verdier (born 1985), classical pianist
* Marie Vermeulin (born 1983), pianist and chamber musician
* Vanessa Wagner (born 1973), classical pianist

## Georgia

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* Eteri Andjaparidze (born 1956), pianist and educator now based in USA
* Elisso Bolkvadze (born 1967), award-winning classical pianist
* Khatia Buniatishvili (born 1987), French-Georgian concert pianist
* Manana Doijashvili (fl. 1970s), pianist and educator
* Marina Goglidze-Mdivani (born 1936), Georgian concert pianist now based in Canada
* Inga Kashakashvili (fl. 1991), classical concert pianist
* Aliza Kezeradze (1937–1996), pianist and educator
* Elisabeth Leonskaja (born 1945), Soviet-Georgian pianist now based in Vienna
* Marina Nadiradze (born 1978), concert pianist now based in Scotland
* Irma Svanadze (fl. 2000s), classical pianist now based in the United States
* Tamriko Siprashvili (born 1963), pianist and educator
* Anastasia Virsaladze (1883–1968), concert pianist and educator
* Eliso Virsaladze (born 1942), Georgian concert pianist and educator
* Elena Dzamashvili (1942–2020), pianist and educator

## Germany

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* Valentina Babor (born 1989), classical concert pianist from an early age
* Maria Baptist (born 1971), pianist, composer and educator
* Elisabeth Brauß (born 1995), concert pianist
* Siglind Bruhn (born 1951), musicologist and concert pianist
* Rose Cannabich (1764–1839), pianist taught by Mozart
* Milana Chernyavska (born 1974), Ukraine-born German classical pianist and chamber musician with a focus on contemporary music
* Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka (born 1976), German-Japanese composer, pianist and former olympic weightlifter
* Sandra Droucker (1875–1944), Russian-born concert pianist who settled and taught in Germany before moving to Oslo
* Konstanze Eickhorst (born 1961), pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Clara Mathilda Faisst (1872–1948), pianist, composer and writer
* Caroline Fischer (fl. 2000s), German-Korean concert pianist and educator
* Henriette Gaertner (born 1975), classical concert pianist
* Umi Garrett (born 2003), classical pianist who started when very young
* Gertraud Geißler (fl. 1970s), pianist and educator
* Carmen Geutjes (born 2003), concert pianist performing from an early age
* Anna Gourari (fl. 1979), Russian-German pianist and recording artist
* Erika Haase (1935–2013), classical pianist and educator
* Barbara Heller (born 1936), composer and pianist
* Else Herold (1906–1909), pianist, recording artist and educator
* Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (1847–1892), pianist, composer, singer and philanthropist
* Margarita Höhenrieder (born 1956), classical pianist and chamber musician
* Therese Jansen Bartolozzi (1770–1843), German-born pianist who settled in London
* Louise Japha (1826–1910), pianist and composer
* Ewa Kupiec (born 1964), Polish-born German pianist and educator
* Elena Kuschnerova (born 1959), Russian-German classical concert pianist and educator
* Sophie Lebrun (1781–1863), pianist, recording artist and composer
* Adele Lewing (1866–1943), pianist and composer
* Helene Liebmann (1795–1869), pianist and composer
* Sabine Liebner (fl. 2000s), contemporary classical pianist
* Draga Matković (1907–2013), Croatian-German pianist, conductor and composer who performed when over 100
* Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847), composer and pianist
* Sophie Menter (1846–1918), pianist and composer, student of Liszt
* Kristin Merscher (born 1961), classical pianist and educator
* Florence Millet (born 1964), French-German classical pianist and educator
* Elly Ney (1882–1968), virtuoso pianist, chamber musician specializing in Beethoven
* Adele aus der Ohe (1861–1937), concert pianist and composer
* Caroline Oltmanns (born 1962), concert pianist and educator
* Mona Asuka Ott (born 1991), concert pianist who performed from an early age
* Agnes Elisabeth Overbeck (1870–1919), composer and pianist
* Anna Caroline Oury (1808–1880), pianist and composer who settled in England
* Sophie Pacini (born 1991), German-Italian pianist who performed from an early age
* Edith Picht-Axenfeld (1914–2001), concert pianist and harpsichordist
* Aleksandra Romanić (born 1958), Yugoslavian-German concert pianist
* Alexandra Röseler (fl. 1988), pianist and mezzo-soprano
* Olga Scheps (born 1986), Russian-German concert pianist and chamber musician
* Ragna Schirmer (born 1972), classical pianist
* Annerose Schmidt (born 1936), concert pianist and educator
* Clara Schumann (1819–1896), distinguished pianist, composer and educator
* Katharina Sellheim (born 1976), pianist, chamber musician and lied accompanist
* Clara Isabella Siegle (born 2000), pianist who performed from an early age
* Katharina Treutler (fl. 2000s), concert pianist and educator
* Käte van Tricht (1909–1996), organist, pianist, harpsichordist and educator
* Dina Ugorskaja (1973–2019), Russian-born German pianist and educator
* Walburga Willmann (1769–1835), concert pianist and composer
* Therese von Zandt (1771–1858), pianist and singer
* Agnes Zimmermann (1847–1925), German concert pianist and composer who lived in England

## Greece

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* Gina Bachauer (1913–1976), classical pianist, educator, and early recording artist
* Rita Bouboulidi (20th century), concert pianist and recording artist
* Danae Kara (born 1953), classical concert pianist, recording artist and educator
* Rena Kyriakou (1917–1994), pianist and composer
* Nefeli Mousoura (fl. 2000s), classical pianist
* Clio-Danae Othoneou (born 1979), actress, musician and pianist

## Haiti

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* Carmen Brouard (1909–2005), pianist, composer and music educator

## 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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* Sari Biro (1912–1990), concert pianist and educator who settled in the United States
* Ilona Eibenschütz (1873–1967), pianist, a close friend of Brahms
* Edith Farnadi (1921–1973), pianist, partner of violinist Jenő Hubay
* Annie Fischer (1914–1995), classical pianist and recording artist
* Etelka Freund (1879–1977), international concert pianist
* Gisella Grosz (1875–1942), classical pianist and educator
* Márta Gulyás (born 1953), pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Ilona Kabos (1893–1973), Hungarian-British pianist and educator
* Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian-born pianist who settled in New Zealand
* Adrienne Krausz (born 1967), classical pianist
* Márta Kurtág (1927–2019), classical pianist and educator
* Clara Lichtenstein (1860–1946), pianist and educator
* Lívia Rév (1916–2018), classical concert pianist
* Irén Marik (1905–1986), Hungarian-born pianist who settled in the United States
* Zsuzsanna Sirokay (born 1941), classical pianist now based in Switzerland
* Valéria Szervánszky (born 1947), Hungarian classical pianist now based in the United Kingdom
* Zdenka Ticharich (1900–1979), pianist, music educator and composer
* Judit Varga (born 1979), composer, pianist and educator
* Stephanie Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1849–1919), pianist and composer

## Indonesia

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* Ayke Agus (born 1949), international classical violinist, pianist and educator
* Victoria Audrey Sarasvathi (born 1997), concert pianist
* Kuei Pin Yeo (fl. 1980s), classical pianist and educator

## Ireland

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* Rhoda Coghill (1903–2000), pianist, composer and poet
* Joan Trimble (1915–2000), composer and pianist
* Bettina Walker (1837–1893), pianist and composer, remembered for her memoirs

## Israel

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* Astrith Baltsan (born 1956), concert pianist and musicologist specializing in Beethoven
* Berenika Glixman (born 1984), classical pianist'
* Dorel Golan (fl. 2000s), classical pianist
* Aviya Kopelman (born 1978), composer and pianist
* Sally Pinkas (fl. 1983), Israeli-born American pianist specializing in contemporary music
* Pnina Salzman (1922–2006), classical pianist and educator
* Shira Shaked (born 1981), concert pianist now based in New York
* Verdina Shlonsky (1905–1990), early Israeli composer and pianist
* Bella Shteinbuk (born 1960), pianist and educator
* Ilana Vered (born 1943), concert pianist and educator
* Miri Yampolsky (born 1971), Russian-Israeli pianist

## Italy

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* Laura Alvini (1946–2005), pianist and harpsichordist
* Alessandra Ammara (born 1972), classical pianist
* Elena Ciamarra Cammarano (1894–1981), pianist and painter
* Lucia Contini Anselmi (1876–1913), pianist and composer
* Cristina Ariagno (born 1962), classical pianist
* Leonora Armellini (born 1992), classical pianist
* Chiara Bertoglio (born 1983), pianist, writer and theologian
* Donatella Bianconi (1929-2017), pianist and singer
* Renata Borgatti (1894-1964), classical pianist
* Gilda Buttà (born 1959), concert pianist
* Gloria Campaner (born 1986), concert pianist
* Marisa Candeloro (1926–2003), classical concert pianist
* Cristina Canziani (born 1972), pianist and artistic director
* Maria Carreras (1877–1966), classical concert pianist
* Enrica Cavallo (1921–2007), classical concert pianist
* Virginia Mariani Campolieti (1869–1941), pianist, conductor, composer
* Enrica Ciccarelli (born 1965), classical pianist
* Elisa Ciccodicola (1854–1950), classical pianist
* Lethea Cifarelli (1917–2003), classical pianist and educator
* Anna Maria Cigoli (born 1952), classical pianist
* Graziella Concas (born 1970), pianist and composer
* Marcella Crudeli (born 1940), classical pianist
* Maria Curcio (1918–2009), classical pianist and educator
* Lya De Barberiis (1919–2013), pianist and educator
* Laura De Fusco (born 1948), classical concert pianist
* Elvira de Gresti (1846–1937), pianist, composer and writer
* Rina De Liguoro (1892–1966), pianist and actress
* Martha Del Vecchio (1906–1991), classical pianist
* Emilia Fadini (1930–2021), pianist, harpsichordist and musicologist
* Ines Maria Ferraris (1882–1971), pianist and soprano
* Vera Franceschi (1877–1966), classical concert pianist
* Ada Gentile (born 1947), pianist and composer
* Maria Giacchino Cusenza (1898–1979), pianist and composer
* Vera Gobbi Belcredi (1903–1999), classical pianist
* Giulietta Gordigiani (1871–1957), pianist and singer
* Emilia Gubitosi (1887–1972), pianist and composer
* Gemma Luziani (1867–1894), classical pianist
* Maria Perrotta (born 1974), concert pianist and recording artist
* Cecilia Pillado (born 1966), pianist, composer and actress
* Maria Luigia Pizzoli (1817–1838), pianist and composer
* Teresa Procaccini (born 1934), pianist and composer
* Lidia Proietti (1921–2014), classical pianist
* Teresa Rampazzi (1914–2001), pianist with an interest in avant-garde music
* Beatrice Rana (born 1993), concert pianist and recording artist
* Madame Ravissa (died 1807), singer and composer of harpsichord sonatas
* Liliana Renzi (1928–2012), classical pianist
* Elsa Respighi (1894–1996), pianist, composer, writer
* Veronica Rudian (born 1990), concert pianist, composer
* Gilda Ruta (1853–1932), pianist, music educator and composer
* Antonia Sarcina (born 1963), pianist, composer and conductor
* Marina Scalafiotti (born 1965), concert pianist and educator
* Giovanna Sorbi (1959–2018), pianist, conductor, composer
* Annarosa Taddei (1918–2011), pianist and educator
* Maria Tipo (1931–2025), concert pianist, recording artist and educator
* Margherita Torretta (born 1985), concert pianist
* Maria Elisa Tozzi (born 1929), concert pianist
* Mariangela Vacatello (born 1982), international concert pianist
* Irene Veneziano (born 1985), classical concert pianist
* Renata Zatti Cicuttini (1932–2003), pianist, composer, cellist

## Japan

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* Akiko Ebi (born 1953), Japanese-French international concert pianist
* Etsuko Hirose (born 1979), classical concert pianist
* Satoko Inoue (born 1958), concert pianist
* Kei Itoh (fl. 1977), concert pianist
* Mayumi Kameda (born 1957), concert pianist
* Yoko Kanno (born 1963), composer, arranger, participating in anime films and soundtracks
* Yuko Kawai (fl. 1990s), concert pianist specializing in Chopin
* Mine Kawakami (born 1969), pianist and composer
* Ruriko Kikuchi (fl. 1970s), pianist and educator
* Aimi Kobayashi (born 1995), classical pianist
* Nobu Kōda (1870–1946), composer, violinist, pianist and educator
* Mari Kodama (born 1967), classical concert pianist and recording artist
* Momo Kodama (born 1972), classical concert pianist specializing in French and Japanese modern compositions
* Yu Kosuge (born 1983), concert pianist who played from an early age
* Mayako Kubo (born 1947), pianist and composer now in Berlin
* Mari Kumamoto (born 1964), pianist and educator known for her recordings of Spanish and Japanese composers
* Eriko Makimura, concert pianist, performance artist, and educator
* Nagino Maruyama (born 1999), classical pianist
* Yuki Matsuzawa (born 1960), pianist specializing in Chopin
* Yoko Misumi (fl. 2000s), concert pianist and chamber musician
* Haruna Miyake (born 1942), pianist and composer
* Miku Nishimoto-Neubert (fl. 1990s), pianist and educator
* Noriko Ogawa (born 1962), Japanese pianist based in London
* Saori Sarina Ohno (born 1970), pianist and chamber musician
* Alice Sara Ott (born 1988), German-born Japanese classical pianist
* Hiroko Sasaki (fl. 2000s), pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Atsuko Seki (born 1964), classical pianist
* Atsuko Seta (born 1955), concert pianist and educator
* Fumiko Shiraga (1967–2017), German-Japanese classical pianist
* Yukiko Sugawara (fl. 1990s), pianist and chamber musician
* Aki Takahashi (born 1944), pianist specializing in contemporary classical music
* Marika Takeuchi (born 1987), contemporary composer, music producer and pianist
* Mitsuko Uchida (born 1948), Japanese-British classical pianist and conductor
* Ayako Uehara (born 1980), classical pianist
* Yumiko Urabe (born 1959), classical pianist and educator
* Misato Yokoyama (born 1973), classical concert pianist

## Kazakhstan

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* Jania Aubakirova (born 1957), classical pianist

## Latvia

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* Lūcija Garūta (1902–1977), pianist, poet and composer
* Olga Jegunova (born 1984), classical pianist now based in London
* Shoshana Rudiakov (1948–2012), pianist and music educator

## Lebanon

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* Pianist Nada, classical pianist now based in USA

## Lithuania

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* Sulamita Aronovsky (1929–2022), classical pianist and educator now based in London
* Adelė Daunoravičiūtė (born 1991), award-winning classical pianist
* Nadezhda Dukstulskaite (1912–1978), pianist who promoted interest in Lithuanian composers
* Evelina Puzaitė (born 1982), pianist, composer and writer
* Mūza Rubackytė (born 1959), pianist and educator now based in Paris
* Raminta Šerkšnytė (born 1975), composer and pianist
* Aleksandra Žvirblytė (born 1971), pianist and educator

## Luxembourg

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* Cathy Krier (born 1985), international concert pianist
* Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska (born 1965), Bulgarian-born composer, pianist and educator who has settled in Luxembourg
* Tatsiana Zelianko, Belarus-born composer and pianist.

## Mexico

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* Graciela Agudelo (1945–2018), pianist and composer
* Sofía Cancino de Cuevas (1897–1982), composer, pianist, singer and conductor
* Alba Herrera y Ogazón (1885–1931), pianist, writer, educator and musicologist
* Maria Teresa Naranjo Ochoa (1934–2007), virtuoso pianist and educator
* Margot Rojas Mendoza (1903–1996), concert pianist and educator
* Alicia Urreta (1930–1986), pianist, music educator and composer
* Consuelo Villalon Aleman (1907–1998), pianist and educator specializing in Chopin
* Betty Zanolli Fabila (born 1965), pianist and music educator
* Eva Maria Zuk (1945–2017), Polish-Mexican concert pianist

## Netherlands

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* Dina Appeldoorn (1884–1938), composer, pianist and accompanist
* Helena Basilova (born 1983), Russian-born classical pianist and educator based in the Netherlands
* Gertrude van den Bergh (1793–1840), pianist and composer
* Sarah Bosmans-Benedicts (1861–1949), pianist and educator
* Elizabeth Joanetta Catherine von Hagen (1750–1809), pianist, educator and composer living in the United States
* Frida Kindler (1879–1964), Dutch pianist active in the UK, wife of Bernard van Dieren
* Kristina Sandulova (born 1978), Bulgarian-Dutch classical pianist
* Rosy Wertheim (1888–1949), pianist, music educator and composer

## 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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* Amalie Christie (1913–2010), classical pianist and music writer
* Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907), pianist and composer
* Theodora Cormontan (1840–1922), pianist, music publisher and composer who made a name in Norway before emigrating to the United States
* Mary Barratt Due (1888–1969), influential Norwegian pianist and educator
* Maja Flagstad (1871–1958), pianist, choral conductor and accompanist
* Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser (1901–1972), pianist and educator
* Liv Glaser (born 1935), pianist and educator
* Eva Knardahl (1927–2006), child prodigy and concert pianist who emigrated to the United States
* Ruth Lagesen (1914–2005), pianist and conductor
* Erika Nissen (1845–1903), concert pianist and music educator
* Ingfrid Breie Nyhus (born 1978), classical pianist
* Anne-Marie Ørbeck (1911–1996), pianist and composer
* Anne Eline Riisnæs (born 1951), pianist and educator
* Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (1913–2011), pianist and musicologist
* Natalia Strelchenko (1976–2015), world-renowned concert pianist of Russian origin
* Gunilla Süssmann (born 1977), classical pianist
* Hanna-Marie Weydahl (1922–2016), concert pianist and educator

## Peru

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* Myriam Avalos (fl. 2000s), classical pianist from an early age

## Philippines

[edit]

* Cecile Licad (fl. 1980s), concert pianist and recording artist
* Rowena Sánchez Arrieta (born 1962), concert pianist
* Ingrid Sala Santamaria (born 1940), concert pianist

## Poland

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* Nelly Ben-Or (born 1933), pianist and educator now based in England
* Felicja Blumental (1908–1991), pianist and recording artist specializing in Beethoven and Chopin
* Marcelina Czartoryska (1817–1894), pianist, student of Chopin
* Joanna Domańska (born 1959), pianist and music educator
* Halina Czerny-Stefańska (1922–2001), pianist and contest juror
* Władysława Markiewiczówna (1900–1982), pianist and renowned educator
* Róża Etkin-Moszkowska (1908–1945), pianist specializing in Chopin
* Lidia Grychtołówna (born 1928), international concert pianist
* Barbara Hesse-Bukowska (1930–2013), concert pianist
* Katarzyna Jaczynowska (1872–1920), pianist and educator
* Maryla Jonas (1911–1959), Polish pianist who moved to Brazil and later to the United States
* Natalia Karp (1911–2007), concert pianist and Holocaust survivor
* Gabriela Moyseowicz (born 1944), composer and pianist
* Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń (born 1948), pianist, educator and contest juror of Bulgarian descent
* Monika Rosca (born 1961), former child actress, now a pianist
* Regina Smendzianka (1924–2011), pianist who performed from the age of eight
* Marta Sosińska (born 1939), classical pianist and educator now based in Germany
* Jadwiga Szajna-Lewandowska (1912–1994), pianist, music educator and composer
* Paula Szalit (c.1887–1920), pianist and composer
* Jadwiga Szamotulska (1911–1981), pianist, music and voice educator and recording artist
* Antoinette Szumowska (1868–1938), concert pianist and music educator
* Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831), composer and early virtuoso pianist
* Izabella Zielińska (1910–2017), concert pianist and educator

## Portugal

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* Maria João Pires (born 1944), pianist and educator
* Helena Sá e Costa (1913–2006), concert pianist and educator

## Romania

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* Elena Asachi (1789–1877), pianist, singer and composer
* Esmeralda Athanasiu-Gardeev (1834–1917), pianist and composer
* Alina Bercu (born 1990), classical concert pianist
* Elena Bibescu (1855–1902), noblewoman considered to be one of the greatest 19th-century pianists
* Manya Botez (1896–1971), pianist and children's music teacher
* Dana Ciocarlie (born 1968), pianist and educator now based in France
* Alexandra Dariescu (born 1985), concert pianist from an early age
* Cella Delavrancea (1887–1991), pianist, writer and piano teacher
* Violeta Dinescu (born 1953), composer, pianist and educator based in Germany
* Carola Grindea (1914–2009), Romanian-born British pianist and educator
* Clara Haskil (1895–1960), classical pianist
* Diana Ionescu (born 1981), international concert pianist
* Myriam Marbe (1931–1997), composer and pianist
* Florica Musicescu (1887–1969), renowned pianist and music educator
* Liana Șerbescu (born 1934), pianist, educator and musicologist
* Silvia Șerbescu (1903–1965), concert pianist and educator
* Alexandra Silocea (born 1984), concert pianist based in Vienna
* Mihaela Ursuleasa (1978–2012), concert pianist and recording artist

## Russia

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* Ella Adayevskaya (1846–1926), composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist
* Nelly Akopian-Tamarina (born 1941), classical concert pianist who performed from an early age
* Natalya Antonova (born 1974), classical pianist and educator
* Yulianna Avdeeva (born 1985), concert pianist
* Helena Basilova (born 1983), classical pianist based in the Netherlands
* Elena Beckman-Shcherbina (1882–1951), pianist, composer and educator
* Maria Belooussova (died 2018), chamber music specialist based in Paris
* Ludmila Berlinskaya (born 1960), pianist and actress
* Violetta Egorova (born 1969), international concert pianist
* Violetta Egorova (born 1936), pianist and educator
* Irina Emeliantseva (born 1973), composer, chamber musician and pianist
* Victoria Foust (born 1975), classical pianist and composer
* Margarita Fyodorova (1927–2016), Soviet Russian pianist
* Eugenia Gabrieluk (born 1967), international concert pianist
* Varvara Gaigerova (1903–1944), composer and pianist
* Elena Gilels (1948–1996), pianist remembered for Mozart's piano concertos
* Vera Gornostayeva (1929–2015), pianist and educator
* Maria Grinberg (1908–1978), Soviet pianist and educator
* Anastasia Gromoglasova (born 1984), classical pianist and duo piano performer
* Sofya Gulyak (born 1979), classical pianist
* Tamara Guseva (born 1926), Soviet Russian classical pianist
* Zinaida Ignatyeva (born 1938), pianist and educator
* Valentina Igoshina (born 1978), award-winning classical pianist
* Leokadiya Kashperova (1872–1940), pianist, Romantic composer and educator
* Elizaveta Klyuchereva (born 1999), award-winning pianist who has performed from an early age
* Olga Kozlova (born 1986), classical pianist
* Polina Leschenko (fl. 2000s), concert pianist who performed from an early age
* Maria Levinskaya (1885–1960), Russian pianist and teacher active in the UK
* Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924–1993), Soviet-Russian pianist, composer and educator
* Dina Parakhina (fl. 1980s), Russian-born concert pianist and educator now based in the United Kingdom
* Olga Pashchenko (born 1986), international harpsichordist, fortepianist, organist and pianist
* Irina Plotnikova (born 1954), concert pianist and educator
* Viktoria Postnikova (born 1944), international concert pianist and chamber musician
* Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848–1919), pianist and composer who influenced her husband Rimsky-Korsakov
* Elena Rostropovich (born 1958), concert pianist and philanthropist working for the well-being of children
* Kira Shashkina (20th century), pianist and renowned educator
* Tatiana Shebanova (1953–2011), international concert pianist and recording artist who settled in Poland
* Katia Skanavi (born 1971), Russian concert pianist of Greek descent
* Svetlana Smolina (fl. 2000s), Russian-born pianist active in the United States
* Natalia Sokolovskaya (born 1989), international concert pianist and composer
* Anna t'Haron (born 1978), pianist and chamber musician
* Rosa Tamarkina (1920–1950), Kiev-born Soviet concert pianist, educator and recording artist
* Vera Timanova (1855–1942), child prodigy, concert pianist and educator
* Anna Tsybuleva (born 1990), classical pianist
* Anna Vinnitskaya (born 1983), classical concert pianist
* Evelina Vorontsova (born 1972), concert pianist and educator
* Marina Yakhlakova (born 1991), pianist who has performed from an early age and continues to receive acclaim
* Anna Yesipova (1851–1914), prominent pianist admired in the United States
* Maria Yudina (1899–1970), Soviet virtuoso pianist
* Lilya Zilberstein (born 1965), pianist and recording artist

## Serbia

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* Slavka Atanasijević (1850–1897), pianist and composer
* Lidija Bizjak (born 1976), concert pianist
* Sanja Bizjak (born 1988), concert pianist
* Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić (1934–2013), pianist, accompanist and educator
* Olivera Đurđević (1928–2006), pianist, harpsichordist and educator
* Marija Gluvakov (born 1973), pianist and educator
* Rita Kinka (born 1962), classical pianist of Hungarian descent
* Olga Mihajlović (fl. 1939–1978), classical pianist and educator
* Jasna Popovic (fl. 1997), classical concert pianist
* Aleksandra Trajković (born 1975), classical pianist and educator, widely broadcast on Yugoslav TV and radio
* Nataša Veljković (born 1968), classical pianist now based in Vienna
* Vera Veljkov-Medaković (1923–2011), concert pianist and educator
* Ljiljana Vukajlović (fl. 1966), pianist, accompanist and chamber musician

## 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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* Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry (born 1947), concert pianist
* Viera Janárceková (born 1941), pianist, composer and educator now based in Germany
* Monika Mockovčáková (born 1971), classical concert pianist

## Slovenia

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* Nina Prešiček (born 1976), concert pianist

## 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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* Rosa García Ascot (1902–2002), composer and pianist specializing in de Falla
* Amparo Iturbi (1898–1969), pianist who played in MGM musicals
* Alicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), legendary pianist and composer
* Teresa Llacuna (born 1935), Catalan classical pianist
* Leonora Milà Romeu (born 1942), Catalan pianist and composer
* Paloma O'Shea (born 1936), pianist and arts patron
* Rosa Sabater (1929-1983), classical pianist
* Marianna Prjevalskaya (born 1982), Russian-born Spanish pianist who performs internationally

## Sri Lanka

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* Shani Diluka (born 1976), Monaco-born Sri Lankan pianist
* Tanya Ekanayaka (born 1977), concert pianist and composer

## Sweden

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* Valborg Aulin (1860–1928), pianist and composer
* Ebba d'Aubert (1819–1860), concert pianist
* Monica Dominique (born 1940), pianist, composer and actress
* Marianne Ehrenström (1773–1867), writer, singer, painter and pianist
* Aurore von Haxthausen (1830–1888), writer, composer and pianist
* Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming (born 1932), classical concert pianist
* Wilhelmina Josephson (1816–1906), notable pianist and educator
* Maria Lettberg (born 1970), pianist now living in Berlin
* Sara Augusta Malmborg (1810–1860), singer, pianist and painter
* Natalya Pasichnyk (born 1971), Swedish-Ukrainian classical pianist
* Ika Peyron (1845–1922), composer, pianist and organist
* Amanda Sandborg Waesterberg (1842–1918), composer, cantor and pianist
* Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840–1913), Swedish-German composer and concert pianist
* Julia Sigova (born 1982), concert pianist
* Fanny Stål (1821–1889), classical concert pianist
* Bertha Tammelin (1836–1915), actress, mezzo-soprano, pianist, composer and drama teacher
* Emilia Uggla (1819–1855), classical concert pianist and concert singer

## Switzerland

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* Caroline Boissier-Butini (1786–1836), pianist and composer
* Hélène Boschi (1917–1990), Franco-Swiss pianist and educator
* Sylviane Deferne (born 1965), concert pianist
* Lisy Fischer (1900–1999), concert pianist and educator
* Fanny Hünerwadel (1826–1854), pianist, singer and composer
* Margaret Kitchin (1914–2008), classical pianist associated with contemporary music
* Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1895–1976), composer, pianist and harpsichordist
* Marianne Schroeder (born 1949), pianist and composer

## Taiwan

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* Fenia Chang (fl. 2000s), concert pianist and educator
* Christiana Lin (fl. 1990s), Chinese-Austrian pianist and harpsichordist
* Chen Pi-hsien (born 1950), Taiwanese-German classical pianist and educator
* Ching-yun Hu (fl. 2000s), award-winning classical pianist
* Chia-Hui Lu (born 1976), classical concert pianist
* Szuyu Rachel Su (born 1998), award-winning concert pianist

## Turkey

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* Anjelika Akbar (born 1969), composer, pianist and writer
* İdil Biret (born 1941), known for her romantic repertoire
* Verda Erman (1944–2014), concert pianist
* Lara Melda (born 1993), British-Turkish concert pianist
* Ayşegül Sarıca (1935–2023), concert pianist and educator
* Zeynep Üçbaşaran (fl. 2000s), award-winning pianist

## Ukraine

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* Anna Fedorova (born 1990), concert pianist
* Génia (fl. 1999), London-based Ukrainian-born virtuoso pianist and composer
* Anna Kravtchenko (born 1976), pianist and educator now based in Switzerland
* Valentina Lisitsa (born 1973), Ukrainian-born American pianist
* Irina Zaritskaya (1939–2001), pianist who later settled in London

## 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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* Armenta Adams (born 1936), African-American concert pianist and educator
* Sophia Agranovich, Ukrainian-American pianist, recording artist, educator and artistic director
* Esther Allan (1914–1985), composer, pianist and organist
* Stell Andersen (1897–1989), international concert pianist
* Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and educator
* Lydia Artymiw (fl. 1970s), concert pianist and educator
* Lola Astanova (born 1982), Uzbek-American pianist specializing in Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff
* Lera Auerbach (born 1973), Russian-born American classical composer and pianist
* Dorothea Austin (1921–2011), Austrian-American pianist, composer and educator
* Nadia Azzi (born 1998), pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin who has performed from an early age
* Blanche Hermine Barbot (1842–1919), Belgian-born pianist, educator and music director who settled in the United States
* Jennifer Margaret Barker (born 1965), Scottish-American composer and pianist
* Margaret Baxtresser (1922–2005), international concert pianist
* Amy Beach (1867–1944), composer and pianist
* Emily Bear (born 2001), composer, pianist and singer who has performed from an early age
* Sonya Belousova (born 1990), Russian-born American composer, pianist and recording artist
* Joan Benson (1925–2020), clavichordist, fortepianist and pianist
* Sondra Bianca (born 1930), concert pianist, educator and recording artist
* Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (1863–1927), Austrian-American concert pianist
* Birdie Blye (1871–1935), child prodigy who toured widely, later concert pianist
* Mary Louise Boehm (1924–2002), pianist and painter
* Margaret Bonds (1913–1972), early African American composer and pianist
* Elena Braslavsky (fl. 1980s), Russian-American international concert pianist and chamber musician
* Allison Brewster Franzetti (fl. 1974), pianist, music educator and recording artist
* Antonia Brico (1902–1989), Dutch-American conductor and pianist
* Judith Burganger (born 1939), pianist and educator
* Winifred Byrd (1884–1970), concert pianist and educator
* Sarah Cahill (born 1960), pianist, music writer and radio host
* Angelin Chang (fl. 1990s), award-winning pianist and educator
* Abbey Perkins Cheney (born 1851), pianist and educator
* Gloria Cheng (fl. 2000s), contemporary music pianist and film director
* Kate Sara Chittenden (1856–1949), piano teacher and music school founder
* Naida Cole (born 1974), Canadian-American concert pianist
* Sylvia Constantinidis (born 1962), Venezuelan-America pianist, composer and conductor
* Mildred Couper (1887–1974), prominent composer and pianist experimenting with quarter-tone music
* Cindy Cox (born 1961), composer and pianist
* Évelyne Crochet (born 1934), French-born American classical pianist
* Bella Davidovich (born 1928), Soviet-born American pianist and educator
* Sharon Davis (born 1937), composer, pianist and music publisher
* Karin Dayas (1892–1971), pianist and music educator
* Simone Dinnerstein (born 1972), classical pianist noted for recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations
* Ania Dorfmann (1899–1984), Russian-born American pianist and educator
* Marylène Dosse (born 1939), French-born American pianist and educator
* Yelena Eckemoff (fl. 1991), Russian-American pianist, composer and educator
* Reena Esmail (born 1983), pianist and composer
* Florence Kirsch Du Brul (1915–2005), concert pianist and educator
* Elisenda Fábregas (born 1955), Spanish-born American pianist and composer
* Amy Fay (1844–1928), pianist and writer
* Nohema Fernández (born 1944), Cuban-born American pianist and educator
* Chloe Flower (born 1985), composer, writer, producer and pianist
* Liana Forest (fl. 1990s), Russian-born pianist and recording artist based in the United States
* Madeleine Forte (born 1938), French-American pianist, recording artist and educator
* Vera Franceschi (1926–1966), Italian-American pianist specializing in Chopin
* Gabriela Lena Frank (born 1972), pianist and contemporary music composer
* Elinor Freer (fl. 2000s), pianist and educator
* Alice Frisca (1900–1960), concert pianist
* Umi Garrett (born 2000), American-Japanese classical pianist
* Mona Golabek (fl. 1970s), concert pianist, writer and radio host
* Edna Golandsky (fl. 1970s), pianist and educator
* Martha Goldstein (1919–2014), harpsichordist and pianist
* Patricia Goodson (born 1954), American pianist based in the Czech Republic
* Thomasina Talley Greene (1913–2003), African-American concert pianist and educator
* Bonnie Gritton (fl. 1970s), music educator and concert pianist
* Helen Eugenia Hagan (1891–1964), African American pianist, educator and composer
* Elizabeth Joanetta Catherine von Hagen (1750–1809), Dutch-born pianist, educator and composer who lived in the United States
* Emilie Hammarskjöld (1821–1854), Swedish-born American composer, singer, pianist, educator and organist
* Hazel Harrison (1883–1969), African American concert pianist
* Babette Hierholzer (born 1957), German-American pianist and artistic director
* Natalie Hinderas (1927–1987), African American pianist and educator
* Mary Howe (1882–1964), composer and pianist
* Helen Huang (born 1982), Chinese-American pianist and educator
* Claire Huangci (born 1990), classical pianist of Chinese origin
* Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950), pianist, impresario, founder of the Cleveland Orchestra
* Jennifer Hymer (fl. 1990s), American pianist based in Hamburg, Germany
* Lilian Kallir (1931–2004), Czech-born American pianist
* Tara Kamangar (fl. 2005), pianist and composer
* Constance Keene (1921–2005), pianist and educator
* Anne Gamble Kennedy (1920–2001), African American pianist, accompanist and educator
* Nina Gamble Kennedy (born 1960), African American pianist, conductor, filmmaker and writer
* Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian-American classical pianist
* Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), Russian-born American concert pianist, composer and educator
* Angela Jia Kim (fl. 1990s), classical pianist
* Dina Koston (c.1929–2009), pianist, music educator and composer
* Min Kwon (fl. 1990s), Korean-American pianist and educator
* Ruth Laredo (1937–2005), concert pianist remembered for recordings of Rachmaninoff
* Mihae Lee (fl. 1970s), South Korean-born American pianist and chamber musician
* Soyeon Kate Lee (born 1979), Korean-American pianist and educator
* Xenia Boodberg Lee (1927–2004), concert pianist playing modern works
* Tina Lerner (1889–c. 1947), Russian-American concert pianist and educator
* Ray Lev (1912–1968), concert pianist and recording artist
* Beth Levin (born 1950), classical pianist
* Rosina Lhévinne (1880–1976), Ukrainian-born American pianist and educator
* Gertrude Lightstone Mittelmann (1907–1956), concert pianist and broadcaster
* Ang Li (born 1985), classical concert pianist featured in broadcasts and recordings
* Jenny Lin (born 1973), Taiwanese-American concert pianist
* Valentina Lisitsa (born 1973), Ukrainian-American concert pianist and popular recording artist
* Barbara Lister-Sink (born 1947), pianist, educator and leader in injury-preventive keyboard technique
* Kate Liu (born 1994), Singaporean-American pianist specializing in Chopin
* Katherine Allen Lively, American pianist, writer and songwriter
* Oksana Lutsyshyn (born 1964), Ukrainian-American recording artist, pianist and educator
* Gulimina Mahamuti (born 1978), Uyghur Chinese-born American concert pianist
* Mana-Zucca (1885–1981), actress, singer, pianist and composer
* Adele Marcus (1906–1995), pianist and educator
* Melissa Marse (born 1974), pianist and chamber musician
* Anne-Marie McDermott (born 1963), classical pianist and chamber musician
* Louise Meiszner (1924–2008), pianist and music educator
* Susan Merdinger (born 1962), classical pianist, music director and educator
* Yolanda Mero (1887–1963), Hungarian-American pianist, opera and theatre impresario and philanthropist
* Beata Moon (born 1969), Korean-American pianist and composer
* Marilyn Neeley (1937–2007), award-winning pianist
* Soon Hee Newbold (fl. 2000s), composer, conductor, musician and actress
* Ethel Newcomb (1875–1959), pianist who opened a music studio in New York
* Quynh Nguyen (fl. 1987), Vietnamese-American classical pianist
* Erika Nickrenz (born 1963), classical pianist and chamber musician
* Grace Nikae (fl. 1990s), Japanese-American concert pianist and chamber musician
* Barbara Nissman (born 1944), pianist specializing in Alberto Ginastera and Sergei Prokofiev
* Heather O'Donnell (born 1973), classical pianist
* Ursula Oppens (born 1944), concert pianist and educator
* Margaret Saunders Ott (1920–2010), pianist and educator
* Our Lady J (fl. 2000s), pianist, television writer and producer
* Terry Winter Owens (1941–2007), composer, violinist, pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Natasha Paremski (born 1987), Russian-American classical pianist
* Margaret Patrick (1913–1994), African American member of the Ebony and Ivory duo
* Beverley Peck Johnson (1904–2001), voice teacher, soprano and pianist
* Rebecca Penneys (born 1946), pianist, chamber musician and educator
* Navah Perlman (fl. 1986), pianist and chamber musician
* Sally Pinkas (fl. 1983), Israeli-American pianist and educator
* Wynne Pyle (1881–1971), concert pianist
* Eda Rapoport (1890–1968), Lativian-American composer and pianist
* Liza Redfield (1924–2018), conductor, pianist and composer
* Caroline Keating Reed (d. 1954), American pianist and music teacher
* Nadia Reisenberg (1904–1983), Lithuanian-American pianist and educator
* Blanche Robinson (1863–1969), composer and piano accompanist
* Martha Baird Rockefeller (1895–1971), pianist, philanthropist and arts advocate
* Kathryn Salfelder (born 1987), composer, conductor and pianist
* Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), pianist, music critic and educator
* Lucy Scarbrough (1927–2020), pianist, conductor and educator
* Madeline Schiller (1843–1911), British-born American pianist and educator
* Helen Schnabel (1911–1974), pianist and recording artist
* Philippa Schuyler (1931–1967), African American child prodigy, concert pianist and journalist
* Marthe Servine (died 1972), French-American pianist and composer
* Orli Shaham (born 1975), concert pianist, chamber musician and radio presenter
* Regina Shamvili (fl. 2000s), Georgian-American pianist performing internationally
* Marilyn Shrude (born 1946), contemporary classical pianist and educator
* Bella Shumiatcher (1911–1990), Russian-American pianist and music educator
* Faye-Ellen Silverman (born 1947), composer, pianist and educator
* Lori Sims (fl. 1990s), classical pianist and educator
* Ruth Slenczynska (born 1925), classical pianist who performed from an early age
* Julia Smith (1905–1989), composer, pianist and music writer
* Eleanor Sokoloff (1914–2020), pianist and educator
* Teresa Sterne (1927–2000), pianist and record producer
* Grete Sultan (1906–2005), German-American pianist and educator
* Kathleen Supové (fl. 2000s), pianist specializing in modern classical music
* Nina Svetlanova (born 1932), Russian-American concert pianist and educator
* Gloria Wilson Swisher (born 1935), composer, music educator and pianist
* Margaret Leng Tan (born 1945), Singaporean-born American pianist, often using unconventional instruments
* Marioara Trifan (born 1950), internationally performing pianist and conductor
* Rosalyn Tureck (1913–2003), pianist, harpsichordist and Bach specialist
* Aline van Barentzen (1897–1981), Franco-American classical pianist
* Isabelle Vengerova (1877–1956), Russian-American pianist and music educator
* Amelia von Ende (1856–1932), Polish-American writer, pianist, composer, educator and translator
* Lucille Wallace (1898–1977), American-born harpsichordist who settled in English
* Elinor Remick Warren (1900–1991), composer of contemporary classical music and pianist
* Janice Weber (born 1950), pianist and novelist
* Gertrude Weinstock (1904–1985), concert pianist
* Wu Han (born 1959), Taiwanese-American pianist, recording artist, educator and cultural entrepreneur
* Julianne Vanden Wyngaard (fl. 1960s), carillonist and pianist
* Oxana Yablonskaya (born 1938), Russian-American international concert pianist and recording artist
* Sophia Yan (born 1986), classical pianist and international journalist
* Berenika Zakrzewski (born 1983), international concert pianist who has performed since she was 8
* Marion Zarzeczna (fl. 1950s), concert pianist and educator
* Lauren Zhang (born 2001), classical pianist, winner of the 2018 BBC Young Musician Contest
* Serene, American classical concert pianist and technologist.

## Uruguay

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* Dinorah Varsi (1939–2013), classical pianist

## Uzbekistan

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* Gulnora Alimova (born 1971), classical pianist
* Anna Malikova (born 1965), concert pianist, recording artist and educator

## Venezuela

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* Corin Akl Jáuregui (born 1966), composer, pianist, educator
* Teresa Carreño (1853–1917), pianist, soprano, composer and conductor
* Gabriela Montero (born 1970), classical pianist and improvisation specialist
* Alba Quintanilla (born 1944), composer, harpist, harpsichordist, pianist, conductor and educator
* Clara Rodríguez (born 1970)

## See also

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* Classical music portal

* Lists of women in music
* Women in classical music

## External links

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* Media related to Female classical pianists at Wikimedia Commons