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The list includes first-timers Pink, Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, the Wu-Tang Clan, Shakira, Melissa Etheridge, New Edition, Luther Vandross, Phil Collins — who is already a Hall of Famer as part of his band Genesis, but is now being recognized as a soloist — and INXS.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
This time, the soloist was the stellar emerging pianist Yunchan Lim, who keeps to himself, either lost in dreamy reverie or, like a jumpy teenager, in ferocious attack mode.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
To close out the special affair, guests were treated to a surprise violin performance by soloist Mikaila Gaffey.
—Avon Dorsey, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
The Australian-Korean singer-songwriter — a member of supergroup Blackpink — is set to making K-pop history at Sunday’s 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first soloist to perform at the awards ceremony.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2026
This time, the soloist was the stellar emerging pianist Yunchan Lim, who keeps to himself, either lost in dreamy reverie or, like a jumpy teenager, in ferocious attack mode.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
To close out the special affair, guests were treated to a surprise violin performance by soloist Mikaila Gaffey.
—Avon Dorsey, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
The Australian-Korean singer-songwriter — a member of supergroup Blackpink — is set to making K-pop history at Sunday’s 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first soloist to perform at the awards ceremony.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soloist
Noun
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Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
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The album was credited to Chick and featured Carey as a vocal accompanist, not the lead singer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 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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Accompanied by Joel’s band (David Rosenthal, Mark Rivera, Crystal Taliefero, Tommy Byrnes, Andy Cichon, Chuck Burgi and Carl Fischer) and pianist Dan Orlando, the artists will cover 20 songs.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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As the crowd filed in, DJs Doppelganger Paris—identical twins Brice and Régis Abby—were already on the decks, accompanied by Grammy-winning pianist Brian Kennedy, the city lights twinkling behind them.—
Rachel Marlowe,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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But this is why, like any virtuoso, there is an undeniable continuity of his work.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Abdul-Jabbar, the low-post virtuoso who made more than 50% of his shots in 19 straight seasons to start his career, attempted only 28,307 field goals – and just 18 of them were 3-pointers after the shot was introduced to the league midway through his career.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the club members, three additional Mission Bay High musicians, all seniors, were invited to participate — flutist Alyssa Deaton, violinist Ian Steinberger and pianist Alexander Flores.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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For a while, Rodin’s father played violin and sang on the vaudeville circuit in Chicago, and Merrill’s uncle Gil Rodin became a saxophonist in bands led by Ben Pollack and Bob Crosby, Bing’s brother.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The group consists of violinist Yale Strom, vocalist Elizabeth Schwartz, tenor saxophonist and flutist Tripp Sprague, guitarist Fred Benedetti and contrabassist Luke Little.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before that, a preconcert panel of Price scholars and current CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery discussed the symphonist’s remarkable life and even more remarkable music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2022
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A decade after basing a whole festival on Bruckner and minimalist master John Adams, Franz Welser-Most Thursday night at Severance Music Center juxtaposed the grand Austrian symphonist with Arnold Schoenberg, the father of serialism.—
Zachary Lewis,
cleveland,
25 Feb. 2022
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