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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Thomas Yang has been the concertmaster of the Handel Week Festival, alongside his long-time friend, since season one.
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Many of her students have won concertmaster positions, competitions, and scholarships.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
After 25 years at the helm, concertmaster Jonathan Carney will retire from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2026-2027 season.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
The festival has a coaching staff made up almost entirely of first chair players at major orchestras – including, for example, Nancy Wu, associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
—Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Many of her students have won concertmaster positions, competitions, and scholarships.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
After 25 years at the helm, concertmaster Jonathan Carney will retire from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2026-2027 season.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
The festival has a coaching staff made up almost entirely of first chair players at major orchestras – including, for example, Nancy Wu, associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
—Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 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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