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Recent Examples of accompanist
Vermut is a natural accompanist to such an event.
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Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Her quartet includes pianist Alan Pasqua, a superlative accompanist.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
That interviewer was her confidante and sometime-accompanist Michael Feinstein, who guided the evening with a steady hand, asking most of the questions and, at times, gently reframing Minnelli’s responses to keep things moving.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Her quartet includes pianist Alan Pasqua, a superlative accompanist.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
That interviewer was her confidante and sometime-accompanist Michael Feinstein, who guided the evening with a steady hand, asking most of the questions and, at times, gently reframing Minnelli’s responses to keep things moving.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
Noun
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Having a talented soloist in a system which thrives on one-vs-ones can break an opponent apart.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The second soloist is one of the dancers taking advantage of the company's partnership with the university, which gives the dancers the chance to earn a degree while working full-time.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, though, while game presentation issues do tend to draw strong reactions, no one dared criticize Dodgers (and Kings) organist Dieter Ruehle.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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The service also featured the Grace Notes Community Choir, a group of church musicians in the Artesia, Bellflower, and Cerritos areas led by pianist and organist Faith Rietveld and accompanied by Juan-Carlos Lora.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dewey is excused from his parents’ anniversary party, given his success as a pianist, but Lois demands that everyone else be present, including Malcolm.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jazz band member Julia Wickless, 17, a pianist, hopes to play in college, but not make music her career.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Also appearing on the album are American composer Elliot Cole on synthesizer, French composer Benoit Rolland on electro-acoustics and Bangladeshi tabla virtuoso Mir Naqibul Islam.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Park will be among those judging his compatriot’s entry, as the Korean maestro was named Cannes’ 2026 jury president earlier this year.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, a team including Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, and longtime BTS producer-co-writer Pdogg plays maestro to pop, rock, and soul songs.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Keith Stanfield, a violinist, concertmaster and member of The Opus 76 Quartet, was fired March 31.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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The sanctions also affect violinist Valeria Oleinik, singer Ilya Tatakov, and vocalist Artem Nikolaev.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The trio was soon joined by trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes.—
Steve Donofrio,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Pianist Vijay Iyer, one of jazz’s most influential thinkers and composers, performs Sunday with a special appearance by trumpeter Adam O’Farrill.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Accompanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanist. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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