pianist
noun
pi·a·nist
pē-ˈa-nist 
ˈpē-ə-
ˈpē-ə-
: a person who plays the piano
especially
: a skilled or professional performer on the piano
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This take on the legendary train – owned by the luxury travel company Belmond – boasts a party-like atmosphere in the evenings, with a pianist and mixologists on staff.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
Waiters served chorizo pigs in a blanket, potato pancakes with apple sauce, and salmon with caviar on corn blinis as legendary pianist Dom Salvador played on.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Polish pianist Hania Rani’s shimmering score works as a reminder of the melancholy lurking just below the surface of the characters, accompanied by the ever-present sounds of nature: waves, wind, seabirds.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
There were bingo games, quizzes, comics and pianists.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
Waiters served chorizo pigs in a blanket, potato pancakes with apple sauce, and salmon with caviar on corn blinis as legendary pianist Dom Salvador played on.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Polish pianist Hania Rani’s shimmering score works as a reminder of the melancholy lurking just below the surface of the characters, accompanied by the ever-present sounds of nature: waves, wind, seabirds.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
There were bingo games, quizzes, comics and pianists.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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