Female Classical Musicians

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Wendy Carlos
(Musician)
Wendy Carlos
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Birthdate: November 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
 2 
Martha Argerich
(pianist)
Martha Argerich
6
Birthdate: June 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buenos Aires
 3 
Khatia Buniatishvili
(Georgian-French Concert Pianist)
Khatia Buniatishvili
4
Birthdate: June 21, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Batumi, Georgia

Khatia Buniatishvili is a Georgian-French pianist. Buniatishvili has been playing since the age of three and gave her first concert when she was just six years old. She then went on to play at an international stage at the age of 10. Buniatishvili is known for her association with Sony Classical, which has produced many of her solo piano albums.

 4 
Tina Guo
(Chinese-born American Erhuist and Cellist)
Tina Guo
3
Birthdate: October 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
 5 
Anna Fedorova
(Ukrainian Concert Pianist)
Anna Fedorova
3
Birthdate: February 27, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
 6 
Harini
(actor, singer)
Harini
3
Birthdate: April 30, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chennai
 7 
Saindhavi
(singer)
Saindhavi
3
Birthdate: January 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chennai
 8 
Rachel Barton
(American Violinist)
Rachel Barton
3
Birthdate: October 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 9 
Annapurna Devi
(Musician)
Annapurna Devi
3
Birthdate: April 23, 1927
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Maihar, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: October 13, 2018
 10 
Anoushka Shankar
(Internationally Acclaimed Sitar Player, Composer and Daughter of Indian Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar)
Anoushka Shankar
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Birthdate: June 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom

Anoushka Shankar is a British-Indian music composer and sitar player. Over the years, she has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has won many prestigious awards, such as Songlines Music Award. In 2004, she was named in the 20 Asian Heroes list published by Time. Anoushka Shankar is also known for her activism and is a supporter of animal rights.  

 11 
Kishori Amonkar
(singer)
Kishori Amonkar
3
Birthdate: April 10, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mumbai
Died: April 3, 2017
 12 
Natalie Clein
(Musician)
Natalie Clein
2
Birthdate: March 25, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Poole, Dorset, England
 13 
Nexhmije Pagarusha
(Vocalist)
Nexhmije Pagarusha
2
Birthdate: May 7, 1933
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pagarushë, Kosovo
Died: February 7, 2020
 14 
Galina Ustvolskaya
(Classical composer)
Galina Ustvolskaya
1
Birthdate: June 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg
Died: December 22, 2006
 15 
Shubha Mudgal
(Singer of Hindustani classical music)
Shubha Mudgal
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 16 
Thea Musgrave
(Composer)
Thea Musgrave
1
Birthdate: May 27, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Barnton, Scotland
 17 
Sarah Caldwell
(Opera conductor and producer)
Sarah Caldwell
1
Birthdate: March 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Maryville, Missouri, United States
Died: March 23, 2006
 18 
Ofra Harnoy
(Cellist)
Ofra Harnoy
1
Birthdate: January 31, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: adera, Israel
 19 
Mahwash
(Singer)
Mahwash
0
Birthdate: 1947 AD
Birthplace: Karte chaar Kabul, Afghanistan
 20 
Mildred Dilling
(Harpist)
Mildred Dilling
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Birthdate: February 23, 1894
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marion, Indiana, United States
Died: December 30, 1982
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Cécile de Brunhoff
(Pianist)
Cécile de Brunhoff
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Birthdate: October 16, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 7, 2003