concertmaster

[ kon-sert-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun

1. the leader of the first violins in a symphony orchestra, who is usually also the assistant to the conductor.

concertmaster

/ ˈkɒnsətˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. a US and Canadian word for leader

Word History and Origins

Origin of concertmaster¹

1875–80; translation of German Konzertmeister. See concert (noun), master

Example Sentences

She is also a concertmaster for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras.

From Washington Post

My first teacher was my father, a good violinist and concertmaster of the Vilna Symphony Orchestra.

From Project Gutenberg

Symphonic music—in as much as the concertmaster is concerned, is usually not idiomatic violin music.

From Project Gutenberg

The concertmaster has to develop his own interpretations, subject, of course, to the conductor's ideas.

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He had the post of concertmaster, it is true, but the salary was but a trifle and he was often pressed for money.

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Like his brother he was also distinguished by the title of Chamber Virtuoso and Concertmaster.

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