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
  • 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
  • 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
  • An accompanist will be provided.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Recitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitalist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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