Violin:
- Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)
- Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
- Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987)
- Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999)
- Itzhak Perlman (born 1945)
Cello:
- Pablo Casals (1876-1973)
- Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007)
- Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987)
- Yo-Yo Ma (born 1955)
Piano:
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
- Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)
Flute:
- James Galway (born 1939)
- Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922-2000)
- Emmanuel Pahud (born 1970)
Oboe:
- Heinz Holliger (born 1939)
- Maurice Bourgue (1934-2021)
- Albrecht Mayer (born 1965)
Clarinet:
- Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
- Richard Stoltzman (born 1942)
- Paquito D'Rivera (born 1948)
Bassoon:
- Stephen Maxym (born 1950)
- Sergio Azzolini (born 1967)
- Gustavo Núñez (born 1965)
Trumpet:
- Maurice André (1933-2020)
- Wynton Marsalis (born 1961)
- Arturo Sandoval (born 1949)
Trombone:
- Christian Lindberg (born 1958)
- Joseph Alessi (born 1958)
- Ian Bousfield (born 1962)
Tuba:
- Roger Bobo (1938-2014)
- Arnold Jacobs (1912-1998)
- Øystein Baadsvik (born 1964)
Percussion:
- Evelyn Glennie (born 1965)
- Sheila E. (born 1957)
- Ralph Hardimon (born 1941)