concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tō 
also -ˈchər-
plural concerti
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tē
also -ˈchər-
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements
a violin concerto
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Its title was derived from the four concerti composed by Antonio Vivaldi.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Uchida did it again Saturday night with Mozart’s final piano concerto.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Bringing dynamic duos into the present, the HSO has commissioned a double concerto by Grammy Award nominated composer Clarice Assad for the husband-and-wife guitar and cello duo, Boyd Meets Girl, comprised of Rupert Boyd, guitar and West Hartford native, Laura Metcalf, cello.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 June 2024
Uchida did it again Saturday night with Mozart’s final piano concerto.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Bringing dynamic duos into the present, the HSO has commissioned a double concerto by Grammy Award nominated composer Clarice Assad for the husband-and-wife guitar and cello duo, Boyd Meets Girl, comprised of Rupert Boyd, guitar and West Hartford native, Laura Metcalf, cello.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2024
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concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈchert-ō
plural concerti
-(ˌ)ē
or concertos
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra usually in three movements
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