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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
Auditioners should prepare 16-24 bars of a contemporary musical theater piece; an accompanist and a speaker for recorded tracks will be provided.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 24 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
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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
Auditioners should prepare 16-24 bars of a contemporary musical theater piece; an accompanist and a speaker for recorded tracks will be provided.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 24 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accompanist
Noun
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Wenner reneged on his word and McCartney was snubbed as a soloist until 1999.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2026
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Balances were a recurrent problem in the Prokofiev, and, with big and often distracting gestures, Kavakos didn’t always keep up with the soloist, the DSO’s excellent concertmaster, Alexander Kerr.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
1 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
Noun
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Kings organist Dieter Ruehle was feeling a bit cheeky during Thursday’s 8-1 trouncing by the Edmonton Oilers.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once again, the Meyerson’s big Fisk organ will get minimal use in the symphonic repertory, although resident organist Bradley Hunter Welch will perform in the Saint-Saëns Third Symphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Is Sebastian, the too-hot-to-be-true pianist, really on her side or is he involved in Natalie’s disappearance?—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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As a young pianist growing up in Venezuela, Kristhyan Benítez attended Vanessa Perez’s concerts, admiring her from the audience long before the two would share a stage as collaborators.—
Megan Fitzgerald,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Beside me stood Laura, our trumpet virtuoso, a freshman who played with silky sophistication.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Just like any virtuoso, Greenberg needs a stage.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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Starters Braden Smith, Purdue A four-year starter and the maestro of one of the best offenses in the sport, Smith fits the senior captain and point guard role on this squad.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Music director Delta David Gier will celebrate his 22nd year as maestro of the century-old orchestra.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Famed violinist Itzhak Perlman will be the guest performer at the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's Rhapsody Gala next season.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Leading the concert was the violinist-conductor Leonidas Kavakos, who’s currently a DSO artist-in-residence.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lone trumpeter to the side, wearing a black tunic and looking like Death.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Composed of Ayewa, bassist Luke Stewart, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, and drummer Tcheser Holmes, Irreversible Entanglements shared their last record, Protect Your Light, in 2023.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Accompanist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accompanist. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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