Jane Rutter

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Jane Rutter
Born (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 65)
Australia
Genres Classical, jazz, pop
OccupationMusician
InstrumentFlute
Website www.janerutter.com

Jane Rutter (born 2 November 1958) is an Australian flautist. Her repertoire encompasses classical, jazz, and pop music. [1]

Contents

Career

Rutter specializes in the French Flute School. [2]

She has lectured at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and formed the chamber group POSH. [3] Rutter has performed worldwide. [3] She has released over twenty solo albums. [3]

Personal life

Rutter lives in Sydney with her family. [4] Outside music, she supports green causes. In 2005 she took her stepmother to court over her father's estate. [5] [6]

Discography

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Posh
(as Posh)
  • Released: 1981
  • Format: Cass, LP
Chamberfunk
(as The Posh)
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Jarra Hill Records (JHR 2007)
  • Format: Cass, LP
Nocturnes & Préludes For Flute
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: WEA (256981.1)
  • Format: CD, Cass, LP
58
Mozart's Flute
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: ABC Classics (4766477)
  • Format: CD, Cass, LP
Apasionada
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG (7432115202)
  • Format: CD
Blo
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Philips (454 558–2)
  • Format: CD
Romancing the Flute
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Philips (465 061–2)
  • Format: CD
92
Verse 1
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Jane Rutter
  • Format: CD
The Very Best of
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Wizard (WIZCDL20002)
  • Format: CD
90
Brazil
(with Slava Grigoryan)
  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: ABC Classics (476 1560)
  • Format: CD, digital download
66
Embraceable You
(with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download
An Australian in Paris
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: ABC Classics (476 4837)
  • Format: CD, digital download
Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Jane Rutter
  • Format: digital download
Fire and Water: An Irish Fantasy
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download
French Kiss
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download
Evening Star
(with Peter Cousens)
  • Released: December 2019
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Jane Rutter
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Awards and nominations

In 2016, Rutter was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. [8] [9]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1990 Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes Best Classical Album Nominated [10]
2004 Brazil (with Slava Grigoryan) Best World Music Album Nominated [11]
2012 An Australian in Paris Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [12]
2014 Flute Spirit: Dreams and ImprovisationsBest World Music AlbumNominated [11]

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