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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Peter Otto is the symphony's concertmaster and principal violinist.
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The various solo spotlights were seized by the Grant Parkers with passion and originality: concertmaster Jeremy Black, principal cellist Walter Haman, acting principal flute Jennifer Lawson, and acting principal trombonist Jeremy Moeller.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
So are such notable artists as opera superstar Renée Fleming, Berliner Philharmoniker concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley, Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang, German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and New York composer/performers Matthew Aucoin and Timo Andres.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Slatkin’s father was violinist Felix Slatkin, longtime concertmaster of the 20th Century-Fox orchestra under legendary composer Alfred Newman.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 July 2025
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Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The various solo spotlights were seized by the Grant Parkers with passion and originality: concertmaster Jeremy Black, principal cellist Walter Haman, acting principal flute Jennifer Lawson, and acting principal trombonist Jeremy Moeller.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
So are such notable artists as opera superstar Renée Fleming, Berliner Philharmoniker concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley, Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang, German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and New York composer/performers Matthew Aucoin and Timo Andres.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Slatkin’s father was violinist Felix Slatkin, longtime concertmaster of the 20th Century-Fox orchestra under legendary composer Alfred Newman.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 July 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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