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 pianist and educator will perform a program of classical music inspired by vocal arts and explain the works by icons such as Franz Schubert and David Del Tredici.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Pride is a jazz pianist who doesn't take life too seriously.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Light on plot but lush in atmosphere, this sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes frustrating play examines how these two artistic souls — Maria Celia is a writer, Sofia a pianist — endure their captivity.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Romy Kandera, who received an infusion at eighteen years old, had been a talented pianist until lupus caused swelling in her fingers.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Pride is a jazz pianist who doesn't take life too seriously.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Light on plot but lush in atmosphere, this sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes frustrating play examines how these two artistic souls — Maria Celia is a writer, Sofia a pianist — endure their captivity.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Romy Kandera, who received an infusion at eighteen years old, had been a talented pianist until lupus caused swelling in her fingers.
—Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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