Thesaurus results for SYMPHONIST

symphonist

noun

Definition of symphonist

as in soloist

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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 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

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Noun

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
Recent performers include rapper Erick the Architect, indie rock soloist Annie DiRusso and the multi-instrumentalist and experimentalist L’Rain.

— Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of soloist

Noun

Each band member was a virtuoso on his instrument, four guys creating something compelling on their own, but fitting together like a super-sonic Tetris puzzle.

— Jonathan Schwartz, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Jones eventually embraced a broad swath of influences ranging from the inimitable Stevie Wonder to prog-rock virtuoso Keith Emerson.

— Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

Definition of virtuoso

Noun

Seydoux stars as Lucy, a concert pianist who has just moved her family to a country house in hopes of easing the severe burnout of her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp).

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 July 2026
To her friends and family, Brynn was known as a pianist and as an aspiring journalist.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

Stephen King‘s Desperation is headed to the big screen, with Searchlight bringing together some high flying names to develop a take on the 1996 novel by the horror maestro.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Like a maestro whose true medium is the moment, she’s given us nothing to do but wait and find out.

— Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

Definition of maestro

Noun

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
Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

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

Definition of accompanist

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