symphonist

noun

Definition of symphonistnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symphonist
  1. soloist
  2. virtuoso
  3. pianist
  4. recitalist
  5. maestro
  6. violinist
  7. accompanist
Noun
  • In 1955, the 58-year-old Anderson at last fulfilled her lifelong dream of appearing with New York’s Metropolitan Opera, becoming the company’s first African American soloist.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The singer and songwriter hit the stage at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time as a soloist with a six-piece string section and more than a dozen additional musicians.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of soloist
Noun
  • Composer and piano virtuoso Clara Schumann, whose influence on 19th-century classical music is impossible to quantify.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • John Mayer is launching his own record label, Sob Rock Records, the singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso confirmed Thursday, partnering with Universal Music Group’s Mercury Records for the new venture.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of virtuoso
Noun
  • As a treat for Arnault and his wife, Hélène, a concert pianist, the Kushners had arranged for a performance by Andrea Bocelli.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Then the pianist flinched and the leader sprinted off the stage.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of pianist
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
Definition of recitalist
Noun
  • Thybulle, a 6-foot-5 wing, is a maestro guarding off the ball.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Agua Magica was founded in 2021 by Rafael Shin and fifth-generation maestro mezcalero Rogelio Juan Hernández.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of maestro
Noun
  • His father, Stanley Silverman, is a composer who has arranged music for Sting and Paul Simon; his mother, Mary (Delson) Silverman,was an opera singer, and his stepmother a violinist.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As the son of a violinist and onetime president of Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, Hindoyan was indoctrinated with classical music.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 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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