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recitalist

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitalist
Noun
  • Guest soloist Paul Lewis will play Norwegian composer Edvard Grief's Piano Concerto.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • India Bradley, who was just promoted to a soloist at the New York City Ballet this month, is the first Black woman to earn that distinction in the company’s history.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vermut is a natural accompanist to such an event.
    Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Her quartet includes pianist Alan Pasqua, a superlative accompanist.
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Within the special, Erivo will perform a song accompanied by Goldblum, a virtuoso jazz pianist in his own right, while Yang, Bode, and Slater will perform a song together.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Palamides, as a physical-comedy virtuoso, loves mess—there’s a splash zone near the front, with audience members wearing plastic ponchos.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As onlookers began to notice, more musicians suddenly joined in — including a pianist and extra singers — from other open balconies above the street.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Producer Thom Bell, bassist Carol Kaye, and pianist Nicky Hopkins will also each receive their own Musical Excellence Award.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The best violinist in the world never stopped playing.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Hoss, whom audiences might remember as Blanchett’s violinist partner in 2022’s Tár, is a force as the outspoken, mercurial Eileen.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025

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“Recitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitalist. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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