concertmaster
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The concertmaster chair was endowed by the late Anna Sinton Taft. — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "Timothy Lees steps down as Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concertmaster," 13 July 2018 On June 7, the Music Box downtown will host a special performance by virtuosic guitarist Mak Grgić and violinist Martin Chalifour, the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s concertmaster. — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Mainly Mozart kicks off 2018 festival as it celebrates its 30th anniversary," 27 May 2018 After decades performing in Australia and London, far from the woman who is now his wife, former Sydney Opera House concertmaster Aubrey Murphy has taken up with Cleveland Opera Theater. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Opera Theater scores big with appointment of maven Aubrey Murphy as new concertmaster," 20 Apr. 2018 Laurel Gagnon, a native of New Hampshire who is the concertmaster of the ICM Chamber Orchestra at Park University, recently earned fourth prize at the Singapore International Violin Competition. — Dan Kelly, kansascity, "KC events May 10-16: NASCAR racing, Royals, Tiffany Haddish, Trevor Noah, ‘Peter Pan’ | The Kansas City Star," 8 May 2018 New Century Chamber Orchestra: Pianist Simone Dinnerstein joins the orchestra and guest concertmaster Zachary DePue in the West Coast premiere of Philip Glass’ Piano Concerto, along with music by Bach, Purcell, Geminiani and Bryce Dessner. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, May 16," 15 May 2018 Following Milwaukee's performance, the West Coast premiere will occur on March 17, played by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Margaret Batjer with conductor Jeffrey Kahane leading the LACO. — Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee Symphony to perform Pierre Jalbert's new violin concerto," 14 Feb. 2018 De Pue became one of the youngest concertmasters in the country when he was appointed in 2007. — Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star, "Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Zach De Pue leaves after more than a decade," 27 June 2018 Assistant conductor Stephan Mulligan and associate concertmaster Justin Bruns will lead the orchestra during an evening that many would describe as magnifico. — Nicole D. Smith, ajc, "Things to do in and around Atlanta for Thursday, May 10," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'concertmaster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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