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violinist

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Definition of violinist

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Recent Examples of violinist Sándor Fehér was a 38-year-old violinist from Hungary who was working as an entertainer aboard the Costa Concordia. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 For this, Golub assembled a band including trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, who has made his own deep dives into microtonal music, inspired a great deal by Iraqi maqams, and five-string violinist Layale Chaker. — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026 Lavers is riding with the same crew as the first go-around, which includes his partner McGrory, who sings under the alias Colle, and the violinist Zachary Paul. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The evening took an unusual turn as a violinist and cellist — SistaStrings — took the stage and were followed by Brandi Carlile bearing an acoustic guitar. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2026 The soloist for this performance is the young Spanish violinist Maria Dueñas, first prize winner of the Yehudi Menuhin Competition’s senior division in 2021 as a teenager. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 Additional guests include actor Will Arnett and violinist Aleksandar Gajić. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 As darkness falls, audiences will witness a live violinist and a stunning canvas of light as memorable moments from the films are reimagined through breathtaking aerial displays set to the iconic soundtrack and dialogue from the films. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026

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Noun

Pat Almazan, daughter of Frank Teplansky, praised her father as a WWII and Korean War veteran, as well as an artist, pianist and magician.

— Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 July 2026
Lizzo, pianist Yunchan Lim and the CSO officially opened what is now the Hunter Pavilion on Saturday night.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of pianist

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His father, saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Scott Mayo, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire and Sérgio Mendes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Elena Pinderhughes, Club Molson Elena Pinderhughes brought her unique blend of jazz, soul and improvisation to Club Molson, showcasing her talents as a flutist, vocalist and composer.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of flutist

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Elle’s music supervisor hired an instructor to walk him through how to convincingly play the chords on set, which were later overdubbed by a professional guitarist.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Heaven worked as a guitarist for Samia, Del Water Gap and Gus Dapperton before releasing their first EP in 2022.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of guitarist

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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

Definition of violist

Noun

Other members of Dylan’s current touring band are guitarist Joel Paterson, bassist Tony Garnier and drummer Anton Fig.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, and drummer Alan White all spent the downtime cutting solo albums.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
For his concert tonight, Wednesday at the all-ages Dizzy’s, Sellers has assembled a talent-rich band that includes Kenyatta, trumpeter Curtis Taylor, bassist Justin Grinnell and fast-rising young saxophonist Kahlil Childs.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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