Jane Rutter
# Jane Rutter

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

## Career

Rutter specializes in the French Flute School.

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.

## Personal life

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

## Discography

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| 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 | - |

## Awards and nominations

In 2016, Rutter was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

### 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.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes | Best Classical Album | Nominated |
| 2004 | Brazil (with Slava Grigoryan) | ARIA Award for Best World Music Album | Nominated |
| 2012 | An Australian in Paris | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated |
| 2014 | Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations | Best World Music Album | Nominated |
