concertmaster
noun
con·cert·mas·ter
ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌma-stər 
variants
or concertmeister
: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor
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Wednesday’s opening night at the Baker-Baum will feature six concertmasters playing solos in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Her talent also was nurtured at Mother McAuley, where Schuler was concertmaster of the string ensemble each year.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1980 by former Chicago Symphony concertmaster Samuel Magad.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
One of his last major undertakings as concertmaster was, in fact, playing that 1995 Mahler Fest.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Her talent also was nurtured at Mother McAuley, where Schuler was concertmaster of the string ensemble each year.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The Northbrook Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1980 by former Chicago Symphony concertmaster Samuel Magad.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
One of his last major undertakings as concertmaster was, in fact, playing that 1995 Mahler Fest.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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concertmaster
noun
con·cert·mas·ter
ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌmas-tər
variants
or concertmeister
: the leader of the first violins and assistant conductor of an orchestra
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