concertmaster

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con·cert·mas·ter | \ ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌma-stər

variants: or concertmeister \ ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌmī-stər

Definition of concertmaster

: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor

Examples of concertmaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His maternal grandfather was Alfred Eugene Megerlin, the Belgian violinist who became concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. — New York Times, 5 May 2021 Belinda Broughton, a veteran concertmaster violinist, has long argued that L.A. would win back much of its lost work if the union got rid of the demand for back-end payments. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2021 As concertmaster, Ostrander is the musicians' leader — and gets the best violin solos. — Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 Every nuance of richly expressive solos by first assistant principal cellist Richard Weiss and first associate concertmaster Peter Otto emerges in high definition, and when the orchestra lowers to a despairing whisper, the sound is flat-out eerie. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021 Utah Symphony’s concertmaster, Madeline Adkins, commissioned the work and will perform it. — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021 Puccini’s Tosca, veteran concertmaster and violinist Raymond Gniewek rushed backstage. — Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2021 Brophy, who plays viola, is a member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Stanislav, who plays violin, is the group’s assistant concertmaster. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021 Dad moved from a section player to assistant concertmaster to second principal violin and, in his last years, to principal violist. — Star Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021

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