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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The festival has a coaching staff made up almost entirely of first chair players at major orchestras – including, for example, Nancy Wu, associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
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Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim Higgins checks in with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jinwoo Lee, who will make his solo debut in January.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
Some of the orchestra's top musicians played such concerts this season, including concertmaster Jinwoo Lee, principal hornist Matthew Annin, first associate concertmaster Ilana Setapen and principal cellist Susan Babini.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The musicians played standing and were mostly led by their concertmaster, José Maria Blumenschein.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Jim Higgins checks in with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jinwoo Lee, who will make his solo debut in January.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
Some of the orchestra's top musicians played such concerts this season, including concertmaster Jinwoo Lee, principal hornist Matthew Annin, first associate concertmaster Ilana Setapen and principal cellist Susan Babini.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The musicians played standing and were mostly led by their concertmaster, José Maria Blumenschein.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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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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