violinist

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Recent Examples of violinist Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010. Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 This concert event was coordinated by Nic Orbovich, the co-founder (with wife Sunny) of the Michigan City Chamber Music Festival and an accomplished violinist with his own concert resume. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 His father, a naval petty officer, played the clarinet, his sister played the piano, and his older brother was a violinist. CBS News, 26 May 2026 His father, a naval petty officer, played the clarinet, his sister played the piano, and his older brother was a violinist. ABC News, 25 May 2026 Behind her sat a cellist and a violinist, both women hired for the MTV appearance; the other Maniacs appeared only in photos inside the CD booklet. Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026 The song, performed by violinist Linda Lampenius and vocalist Pete Parkkonen, featured a potentially combustible mix of open flames and a flowing dress. Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026 Linda Lampenius is a classical concert violinist who also goes by Linda Brava, and Pete Parkkonen is a singer-songwriter. Charlie Harding, Vulture, 15 May 2026 His mother was a talented violinist, and his father worked as the vice president of Canadian Steel, per The Guardian. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violinist
Noun
  • Thile will also team with acclaimed jazz and classical singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Sullivan Fortner on a new version of Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera, which will receive its world premiere at the 2027 Festival.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Frequent collaborators, the acclaimed violinist and pianist perform works by Schubert, Grieg, Ives, Ysaÿe and Ravel in their first joint appearance at Disney Hall since 2010.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Monette Marino, guitarist Joe Amato, bassist Harley Magsino, drummer Mike Holguin and saxophonist, flutist and harmonica player Tripp Sprague.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Carolyn Brown, the orchestra’s principal flutist, will perform excerpts and participate in the Q&A session.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The show also marked their first show since the death of guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte in December of last year.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
  • Two founding members, vocalist/guitarist Barry Johnson and Chase Knobbe, are still in the band, as well as bassist Matt Ebert, who joined in 2010.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The season’s artistic partners include Nagy, pianist Richard Goode, cellist Abel Selaocoe, violist Tabea Zimmermann and violinist Alina Ibragimova, who returns for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in her first performances since being named an artistic partner in 2026.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • That would be the drummer, Binzer (Rory Keenan), who sits at the back of the stage, surveys the group and the roomful of revellers, and pliably makes adjustments that keep the party going.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • Kourtney shares Rocky with her husband, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The program includes the church ensemble, harpist Destiny Muhammad’s trio, and a North-meets-South Indo-jazz trio with Carnatic saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan and percussionist Sameer Gupta (who founded RootStock Arts).
    Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • The tenor saxophonist was one of America’s most renowned jazz musicians, embracing tradition and innovation for six decades.
    Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Principal oboist Jennifer Corning Lucio and principal cellist Allan Steele found a happy medium in between, Steele dispatching flashy writing with particularly impressive aplomb.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026

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