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Recent Examples of recitalist
The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.
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Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitalist
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The Australian-Korean singer-songwriter — a member of supergroup Blackpink — is set to making K-pop history at Sunday’s 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first soloist to perform at the awards ceremony.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Headlining was flute soloist Demarre McGill — who grew up in city music programs like the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Merit School of Music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2026
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The album was credited to Chick and featured Carey as a vocal accompanist, not the lead singer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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And the first half was a virtuoso blend of aggressiveness and controlling tempo from Payton, as Nix had a couple of deep shots to Marvin Mims and Lil'Jordan Humphrey, but also controlled the game with his legs.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lee will play instruments, while Lisa Kaplan, pianist and executive director of the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird, will puppeteer.—
Susana Hills,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The violinist Giovanni Andrea Zanon played a 300-year-old Stradivarius; a phalanx of models strutted around in classic suits in the colors of the Italian flag; the actress Sabrina Impacciatore paid tribute to the Olympics’ more recent past via an extended dance sequence set in the 1970s and ’80s.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The opening night celebration in September features violinist Joshua Bell, after which Shelley will guide the season through a series of classic works, beginning with Mahler’s Second Symphony.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Recitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitalist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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