Jane Rutter Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres ~ French Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
I have the greatest pleasure in recommending Jane Rutter’s warm and sensual flute playing. Jane is a generous brilliant flutist of the highest quality calibre.Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jane Rutter honours the French Flute School each time she picks up her flute to play… Jane’s playing breathes contemporary life into the French Flute School’s exalted status and recalls its glorious past. I thank and applaud Jane for her passion and enthusiasm, and give her a “bravissimo” for her superb talent!’ Raymond Guiot, Professor of Flute, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
A star of the flute! London Daily Mail
A Jane Rutter speciality is sparkling flute playing. Her strength lies in a dexterous brilliance, which scoffs at the need to breathe. She has a bright clear tone and excels in moments of whimsical and dancing precision. Sydney Morning Herald
Jane Rutter with her effortless long vocal-lines, her beautiful tone and her sensitive and expressive musicianship, is one of the great flute players. Richard Bonynge AC, CBE, Commandeur de l’Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres
Jane Rutter knows contemporary audiences taste for ‘event concerts’. She is out to demonstrate the full breadth of her skills and appeal and to provide the full atmospheric skills. London Evening Standard
Jane Rutter is one of the finest flautists…She is a free spirit, one of the blessed people. The Sunday Age
Ms. Rutter’s interpretations of the popular Four Seasons Concerti are vibrant and innovative. The entire CD is lovely to listen to, with Jane Rutter’s wholesome and impeccable artistry soaring throughout. Ms. Rutter does an exemplary job…Her work is outstanding and deserves a full house standing ovation. Viviana Guzman, The Flute View (USA)
A flute superstar! Gareth McLearnon, HaynesArtist in Residence Europe 2022
Jane Rutter is ‘The Divine Miss R’. She’s a classical siren in whose hands the flute becomes an instrument of seduction and sensual pleasure. The Weekend Australian (Cover Story)
Jane Rutter’s depiction of the Rampal flute school (in the film An Australian in Paris) is absolutely perfect. Jane brilliantly incorporates the way Jean-Pierre Rampal viewed the flute: his teachings and passion for music, the arts and life. It is difficult to find the right words to express this extraordinary method and philosophy of flute playing-not just a flute method, but a study in the art of life-With An Australian in Paris – it’s just perfect! Denis Verroust, président de L’Association Jean-Pierre Rampal
When I heard [the CD] An Australian in Paris, I was proud to see my works featuring in the company of music by Claude Debussy, George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel, played by Jane. In French Kiss, she gives me the pleasure of performing ‘Sentimentale’ and ‘Irlandaise’, which I wrote for Jean-Pierre Rampal. Again, my music appears beside that of prestigious composers and again, I find in the sonority and in the interpretation a worthy pupil of Jean-Pierre Rampal. Claude Bolling
When I heard Jane Rutter’s flute playing, I knew instantly that she completely understood the soul, technique and methods of the Rampal school. I am enchanted with her musicianship and sound. It’s truly ‘La Belle Flûte Française’. I listened to this beautiful flute playing with sweet pleasure. Jean-Pierre Rampal would be very pleased. Merci, Jane! Madame Jean-Pierre Rampal
A Jane Rutter specialty is sparking flute playing. Her strength lies in a dexterous brilliance, which scoffs at the need to breathe…Rutter’s playing is persuasively phrased, delivered with flexible lungs and nimble finger and a quicksilver accuracy. Sydney Morning Herald
Jane Rutter fits the bill as the glamorous classical pop star and flute player extraordinaire. Canberra Times
Doing the unexpected and making it work is something Rutter has made a speciality of during her long career… She added sex appeal to the flute repertoire and was a trailblazer for other musicians moving into other genres. Sunday Telegraph
L’ambassadeur français décore la flûtiste australienne. Véritable sirène, la flûtiste Jane Rutter s’est forgé une réputation éblouissante au cours des dernières décennies, pour son excellence et son engagement pour l’interprétation de la flûte dans le style français. Le Courier Australien 2016
I have listened to Jane’s Gershwin disc (Embraceable You: Jane Rutter plays the Gershwin Song Book) and enjoyed it a great deal. It was everything that I imagined it would be. I was delighted and moved by the myriad ways Miss Rutter interpreted George (and Ira) Gershwin. Michael Feinstein
A dazzling brilliant female version of James Galway who dances while she plays. Vogue Magazine
Jane Rutter fits the bill as the glamorous classical pop star and flute player extraordinaire. Canberra Times
Jane Rutter’s magic flute conjures a world of memory and yearning that carries you into the realm of dreams, where colours are brighter, sounds are sweeter and you never want to wake up. If this is the sound of the spirit coming home then it is to the glorious garden of creation where the most sublime song of the flute is heard. Jane Rutter is Australia’s Premier flautist. Rachael Kohn, ABC Radio National
Jane Rutter plays flute with great musicality and emotion, and with a beautiful, luminous sound, which evokes the sunshine of Marseille! It’s beautiful French flute playing! Madame Alain Marion
Brilliant classical flautist Rutter is equally at home in cabaret… breath catching one-liners and some dazzling send ups, including one of Madonna where Rutter dressed in a shiny golden corset, plays Like a Virgin on piccolo. Sydney Morning Herald Metro
Doing the unexpected and making it work is something Rutter has made a speciality of during her long career. She added sex appeal to the flute repertoire and was a trailblazer for other musicians moving into other genres. Sunday Telegraph
Jane Rutter’s interpretation of Ravel’s Bolero, La Piece en Forme de Habanera and Borne’s arrangement of the Fantasia Brilliante sur Carmen not only show off Rutter’s virtuosity but add up to most enjoyable listening. The Bulletin
Rutter can transcend the years and uncover timeless gold. Using a variety of flutes including Chinese bamboo, Rutter colours the music and makes it soar languorously. Courier Mail
The flautist credited with turning classical music on its ear. Far from being tamed by classical audiences, she has won audiences over with her sheer virtuosity. The Mercury
When a musician of Jane Rutter’s capability comes up with an idea one can be assured that the idea will have musical integrity, will be hugely appealing to a wide public and will demonstrate yet again another facet of her deeply creative mind. Ms Rutter has done much to promote music for the flute and the flute generally.… Her tireless work has seen her involved in a number of projects, all emanating from her active and very creative brain and each project marked with a strong sense of musical worth, high artistic merit and universal appeal. Ms Rutter is very much a musician for the common man; this not to say that she plays down to people but she makes her music accessible to all. In her work she is inclusive of everyone and values all listeners. Her advocacy for music and the flute is exemplary and her initiative is equally so. I support her… without qualification and wish her great success. Richard Gill OAM Hon Doc Mus (ECU) Hon Doc (ACU) Music Director Victorian Opera
Contrary to the belief that Madonna did it first, it was Jane Rutter who made underwear worn as outer-wear popular when she stripped to reveal a Hestia bra while playing a Bach sonata at the Sydney Opera House. A highly ambitious and frightfully talented musician. Sunday Telegraph
Say the word ‘flute’ to any Australian and the name Jane Rutter immediately comes to mind. Jane is a classical trailblazer who has paved the way for many Australian musicians—a brilliant musician with an expansive talent to redefine and recreate musical genres. Christopher Lawrence ABC Classic FM
Rutter is technically brilliant. She brings to her instrument a feel, an emotion, almost an impressionism that greatly adds to her hold over the listener. Herald Sun
