Frances-Marie Uitti (born 1913) is a cellist and composer know for her use of extended techniques and performance of contemporary classical music. She has been called, "the world's most influential experimental cellist." Uitti studied classical music at Meadowmount with Ronald Leonard and Josef Gingold, Boston University with Leslie Parnas and University of Texas with George Neikrug. In Europe she worked at the Academia Chigiana with Andre Navarra, winning their top award two years in a row.