concertize

American  

[kon-ser-tahyz] / ˈkɒn sərˌtaɪz /

especially British, concertise

verb (used without object)

concertized, concertizing

1. to give concerts or recitals professionally, especially on tour.

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concertize British  

/ ˈkɒnsəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. (intr) (esp of a soloist or conductor) to give concerts

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Other Word Forms

• concertizer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of concertize

First recorded in 1880–85; concert + -ize

Example Sentences

Fleming said she would continue to concertize, and left open the possibility of returning to staged opera for new pieces written with her in mind.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2022

Teave said she would like to travel a bit more to concertize.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2021

She continued to concertize in Germany and other European countries, even though the communist authorities looked at her askance.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2017

Leading musicians concertize and make records the way they drink�quickly, while everybody is looking, with few rehearsals and fewer regrets.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again he must work and again he must concertize.

From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by Cooke, James Francis