recitalist

noun

Definition of recitalistnext
as in soloist

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  1. soloist
  2. accompanist
  3. virtuoso
  4. pianist
Noun
  • Five soloists boast multiple merry leaders: Josh Groban (four); Michael Bublé and Kimberley Locke (three each); and Jim Brickman and Meghan Trainor (two each).
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
  • While some idols wait years to tour internationally as soloists or apart from their groups, Hwasa is seizing the opportunity early to prove that her appeal extends far beyond her home country.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of soloist
Noun
  • The series is organized by McDaniel, a veteran Broadway music director and accompanist who also oversees the Cabaret & Performance conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The arrangements are stripped-down, but their furious energy remains intact as Mr. Hough all but assaults his piano keys, often dragged back from the emotional edge (or a spiraling monologue) by his accompanist on bass, Sue Goldberg.
    Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of accompanist
Noun
  • The whole thing was an exercise in virtuoso terraforming.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
  • Yet given his gifts (keyboard virtuoso, powerful soul voice, stellar dancer, able to craft a propulsive hook), why didn’t Billy Preston become a bigger star?
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of virtuoso
Noun
  • As Callas glides from a conversation with her butler to an interview with an imaginary journalist to strained rehearsals with a patient pianist, the music of her past invades the narrative — sometimes in visually fantastical ways.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The great pianist, remember, became prime minister of Poland in January 1919.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pianist
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