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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This gives CIOs the greatest opportunity to step up, redefine themselves and become the concertmaster—the one who's right next to the CEO, in charge of tuning everyone's instrument for the big performance and, when needed, can stand in for the CEO.
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Rafael Pimentel Pinto, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Wang plays Prokofiev: The sensational pianist Yuja Wang returns to the San Francisco Symphony this week, joining the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under concertmaster/leader Matthew Truscott.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Keith Stanfield, a violinist and concertmaster, was terminated as executive director of the Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Foundation for similar crimes, the foundation’s lawyer, Karen Donnelly, said Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
All State Orchestra, Orchestra Director of the Year in Texas and Illinois, Elgin Youth Symphony Teacher of the Year, concertmaster for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and other things.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Rafael Pimentel Pinto, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Wang plays Prokofiev: The sensational pianist Yuja Wang returns to the San Francisco Symphony this week, joining the Mahler Chamber Orchestra under concertmaster/leader Matthew Truscott.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Keith Stanfield, a violinist and concertmaster, was terminated as executive director of the Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Foundation for similar crimes, the foundation’s lawyer, Karen Donnelly, said Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
All State Orchestra, Orchestra Director of the Year in Texas and Illinois, Elgin Youth Symphony Teacher of the Year, concertmaster for the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and other things.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for concertmaster
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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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