concertmaster
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of concertmaster
1875–80; translation of German Konzertmeister. See concert (noun), master
Example Sentences
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A Chicago-based violinist, Mulcahy serves as the concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, and has to regularly make the roughly 700-mile flight between Illinois and Kansas as a result.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
Mehta led the AYS until 1998, when he handed the reins to Alexander Treger, concertmaster of the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Except that Ms. Danailova, 48, is the first female concertmaster in the history of the Vienna Philharmonic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
When a violin/mandolin duel with associate concertmaster Bing Wang ensued, the violinist dazzled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
At nineteen—not much older than me—he's already the concertmaster of the Hannover Orchestra.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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