concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tō 
also -ˈchər-
plural concerti
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tē
also -ˈchər-
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements
a violin concerto
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Yes, our heroine is Mary Bennet, she of the off-key singing voice and affinity for vibe-killing piano concertos, a young woman who doesn’t care that men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses and counts a day of being ignored by her family as a lucky escape from being mocked.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
On March 25 Ma, now 70 and possibly the most famous living classical musician, played that same concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ken-David Masur, Kurt's son.
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Returning to the stage for some entertaining remarks while the piano was wheeled onstage for a Mozart concerto, Orozco-Estrada joked that he hadn’t been invited back to Davies in nine years.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
By 15, Mickey Rooney had 30 films under his belt and Mozart had an opera and several concertos under his waistcoat.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
On March 25 Ma, now 70 and possibly the most famous living classical musician, played that same concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ken-David Masur, Kurt's son.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Returning to the stage for some entertaining remarks while the piano was wheeled onstage for a Mozart concerto, Orozco-Estrada joked that he hadn’t been invited back to Davies in nine years.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
By 15, Mickey Rooney had 30 films under his belt and Mozart had an opera and several concertos under his waistcoat.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Concerto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerto. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈchert-ō
plural concerti
-(ˌ)ē
or concertos
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra usually in three movements
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