concertmaster
noun
con·cert·mas·ter
ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌma-stər 
variants
or concertmeister
: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor
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Some of the orchestra's top musicians played such concerts this season, including concertmaster Jinwoo Lee, principal hornist Matthew Annin, first associate concertmaster Ilana Setapen and principal cellist Susan Babini.
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The musicians played standing and were mostly led by their concertmaster, José Maria Blumenschein.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Associate concertmaster Jeanyi Kim and assistant principal oboist Kevin Pearl will be featured in Bach's Concerto for Violin & Oboe (March 21-23, 2025).
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
And the music was buoyed by especially decorous playing by concertmaster Sally McLain, harpist Eric Sabatino and flutist Nicolette Oppelt.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
The musicians played standing and were mostly led by their concertmaster, José Maria Blumenschein.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Associate concertmaster Jeanyi Kim and assistant principal oboist Kevin Pearl will be featured in Bach's Concerto for Violin & Oboe (March 21-23, 2025).
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
And the music was buoyed by especially decorous playing by concertmaster Sally McLain, harpist Eric Sabatino and flutist Nicolette Oppelt.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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concertmaster
noun
con·cert·mas·ter
ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌmas-tər
variants
or concertmeister
: the leader of the first violins and assistant conductor of an orchestra
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