Jane Rutter

{{Short description|Australian flautist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jane Rutter

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1958|11|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Australia

| genre = Classical, jazz, pop

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Flute

| years_active =

| website = {{URL|www.janerutter.com/}}

}}

Jane Rutter (born 2 November 1958) is an Australian flautist. Her repertoire encompasses classical, jazz, and pop music.{{cite news |first=Sharon |last=Fowler |title=Jane Rutter – The Australian |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22882550-14761,00.html |newspaper=The Australian |date=2007-12-08 |accessdate=18 February 2009 |archive-date=25 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025140527/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22882550-14761,00.html |url-status=dead }}

Career

Rutter specializes in the French Flute School.{{cite web|title=Jane Rutter|url=https://www.abcmusic.com.au/jane-rutter|website=ABC Music|accessdate=5 June 2017}}

She has lectured at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and formed the chamber group POSH. Rutter has performed worldwide. She has released over twenty solo albums.{{cite web|title=Jane Rutter|url=http://www.janerutter.com/bio|website=janerutter.com|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

Personal life

Rutter lives in Sydney with her family.Georgina Cooke, [http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/my-perfect-weekend-jane-rutter-20140702-zssg1.html My Perfect Weekend: Jane Rutter July 1 2014]. Outside music, she supports green causes. In 2005 she took her stepmother to court over her father's estate.Janet Fife-Yeomans, [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/battles-of-wills-doesnt-pay-bills/news-story/965ce3f85d19f329654813b707745b7f Battles of wills doesn't pay the bills], The Daily Telegraph, 24 December 2011 .{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/rutter-faces-hefty-legal-bill-after-misleading-court-over-fathers-will-20080505-gdsc9g.html|title=Rutter faces hefty legal bill after 'misleading' court over father's will|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 May 2008|first=Vanda|last=Carson|access-date=14 January 2022}}

Discography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of albums, with selected details and chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=241}}
scope="row"| Posh
(as Posh)

|

  • Released: 1981
  • Format: Cass, LP

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| Chamberfunk
(as The Posh)

|

  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Jarra Hill Records (JHR 2007)
  • Format: Cass, LP

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| Nocturnes & Préludes For Flute

|

  • Released: 1989
  • Label: WEA (256981.1)
  • Format: CD, Cass, LP

| align="center" | 58

scope="row"| Mozart's Flute

|

  • Released: 1990
  • Label: ABC Classics (4766477)
  • Format: CD, Cass, LP

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| Apasionada

|

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG (7432115202)
  • Format: CD

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| Blo

|

  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Philips (454 558–2)
  • Format: CD

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| Romancing the Flute

|

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Philips (465 061–2)
  • Format: CD

| align="center" | 92

scope="row"| Verse 1

|

  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Jane Rutter
  • Format: CD

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| The Very Best of

|

  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Wizard (WIZCDL20002)
  • Format: CD

| align="center" | 90

scope="row"| Brazil
(with Slava Grigoryan)

|

  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: ABC Classics (476 1560)
  • Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" | 66

scope="row"| Embraceable You
(with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)

|

  • Released: 2007
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" | —

scope="row"| An Australian in Paris

|

  • Released: 2012
  • Label: ABC Classics (476 4837)
  • Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations

|

  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Jane Rutter
  • Format: digital download

| align="center" |

scope="row"| Fire and Water: An Irish Fantasy

|

  • Released: 2017
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" |

scope="row"| French Kiss

|

  • Released: 2017
  • Label: ABC Classics
  • Format: CD, digital download

| align="center" |

scope="row" | Evening Star
(with Peter Cousens)

|

  • Released: December 2019
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Jane Rutter

| align="center" | -

Awards and nominations

In 2016, Rutter was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.{{cite web | last1 = McPherson | first1 = Angus | title=Jane Rutter to be honoured by the French Government| url = http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/australian-flautist-receive-french-medal#sthash.zbjU8ljS.dpuf|website=Limelight magazine|accessdate=5 June 2017|date=14 September 2016}}{{cite web|last1=McGrane|first1=Danielle|title=French knighthood for flautist Jane Rutter | url = http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/french-knighthood-for-flautist-jane-rutter/news-story/fc1d68fdb13b4a911ac16304bc8bbbc5|publisher=News.com.au|accessdate=5 June 2017|date=28 November 2016}}

=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.

{{awards table}}

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

| 1990

| Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes

| Best Classical Album

| {{nom}}

| ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-classical-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2018}}

|-

| 2004

| Brazil (with Slava Grigoryan)

| Best World Music Album

| {{nom}}

| ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-world-music-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2020}}

|-

| 2012

| An Australian in Paris

| Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album

| {{nom}}

| ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=16 July 2022}}

|-

| 2014

| Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations

| Best World Music Album

| {{nom}}

|

|-

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References

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