Thesaurus results for RECITALIST

recitalist

noun

Definition of recitalist

as in soloist

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Recent Examples of recitalist 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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Noun

But nothing prepared Wright for the honour of becoming the first soloist to sing God Save the King at a public event in 70 years, two days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
His Second Streaming Hit As a soloist, Wyclef Jean appears on the Official Streaming chart for only the second time.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of soloist

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The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Some of the best scenes revolve around original songs by Burton’s longtime musical accompanist, Danny Elfman.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
Peart was a one-of-a-kind virtuoso, one of the greatest drummers rock ever knew, his monstrously complex parts so intrinsic to Rush’s sound that the idea of replacing him long seemed unfathomable.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of virtuoso

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Alexander met Clark during his stint in New York, but Farnsworth first played with the pianist at Kuumbwa last year when Zisman recommended him.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Today's listen Grammy- and Oscar-winning pianist Jon Batiste recently released three new albums all at once.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
There are also guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble, percussionist Jay Bellerose, violinist Scarlet Rivera, and Taupin’s daughter, Georgey.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of violinist

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