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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The film, which screened over the weekend in New York at the Steinway Hall, follows the story of Duo Amal, which comprises Palestinian pianist Bishara Haroni and Israeli pianist Yaron Kohlberg.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director — spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Is there a MasterClass from a pianist on how to learn something new like that?
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Grande and Erivo performed, accompanied by a pianist, joking at the start of the song that Chu would be the third vocalist to join.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director — spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 7 Dec. 2025
Is there a MasterClass from a pianist on how to learn something new like that?
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Grande and Erivo performed, accompanied by a pianist, joking at the start of the song that Chu would be the third vocalist to join.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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