symphonist

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Recent Examples of symphonist 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 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 During much of his lifetime, he was generally considered the greatest symphonist after Brahms. Tim Page, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 But for essentially all of the '90s and '00s, Reznor was the driving force between one of the most consistently successful acts in alternative, industrial rock symphonists Nine Inch Nails. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2019 The masterstroke is Zimmer’s introduction of a quotation from the Enigma Variations of Edward Elgar — the symphonist whose music most fully embodies the British soul — with a slow burn that still amounted to playing with fire. David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 17 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonist
Noun
  • Live video projections supplied shifting, zooming, super-size views of soloist Gil Shaham, music director Robert Spano and random sections of the orchestra.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 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
Noun
  • Beside me stood Laura, our trumpet virtuoso, a freshman who played with silky sophistication.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Just like any virtuoso, Greenberg needs a stage.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Classical In much the same way that youngsters might dig their parents’ Beatles records, the pianist and composer Amy Williams had a formative relationship with the music of the minimalist composer Morton Feldman.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Recorded fewer than 30 blocks form where Glenn Gould laid down his own landmark recording of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, pianist Yunchan Lim’s new album has been topping the classical charts since its release earlier this month.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The performers will be tenor Jon Lee Keenan, violinist Agatha Blevin, violist Jonah Sirota, cellist Sarah Kim and pianist Irene Kim.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Bell is a Grammy-winning classical superstar violinist.
    Adam Bell February 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026
  • 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

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“Symphonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symphonist. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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