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At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
This early-season wonder come with an extra delight: The soprano soloist will be Sheboygan South and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum Kathryn Henry.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Barnatan had been a guest soloist with the San Diego Symphony in the past, so Lombardo had experienced his prowess at the piano several times.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Orff originally wrote it for tenor, that soloist’s single appearance in the cantata.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
This early-season wonder come with an extra delight: The soprano soloist will be Sheboygan South and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alum Kathryn Henry.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Barnatan had been a guest soloist with the San Diego Symphony in the past, so Lombardo had experienced his prowess at the piano several times.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Orff originally wrote it for tenor, that soloist’s single appearance in the cantata.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soloist
Noun
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Constantly in demand as a solo artist, accompanist, recording engineer and album producer, Sprague turned to other projects.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The teacher, recitalist, and accompanist won first place in the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation’s 2009 classical piano competition.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The former artistic director of the organization's jazz programming, composer and pianist Jason Moran, departed in July after joining the Kennedy Center in 2011.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pianist’s choice of instrument also matters.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her unique position as a contemporary violinist also sets her apart in an industry landscape often dominated by vocalists, rappers, and producers.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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Daring composer Jlin also collaborates with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and percussive dancer Leonardo Sandoval.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Scattered across other programs are such surefire wonders as the Russian ballerina Olga Smirnova, and the gliding virtuoso Lil Buck interpreting a gospel hymn with the bass-baritone Davoné Tines.—B.S. (City Center; Sept. 16-27.) Pick Three Rachel Syme on movies with a sense of style.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
12 Sep. 2025
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MetLiveArts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s performing arts series, will kick off its 2025-2026 season tomorrow night with a program featuring pipa virtuoso Wu Man.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Saxophonist-flutist-vocalist Denson is a gifted jazz-funk veteran, and his band can be relentlessly energetic live.—
Bret Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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Before that, a preconcert panel of Price scholars and current CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery discussed the symphonist’s remarkable life and even more remarkable music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2022
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A decade after basing a whole festival on Bruckner and minimalist master John Adams, Franz Welser-Most Thursday night at Severance Music Center juxtaposed the grand Austrian symphonist with Arnold Schoenberg, the father of serialism.—
Zachary Lewis,
cleveland,
25 Feb. 2022
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Numerous generations have looked up to the great tenor saxophonist, who performed alongside John Coltrane in the ‘60s and participated in numerous transcendent dates before his passing in 2022 at 81.—
Bret Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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An aspiring jazz saxophonist might consider Lawrence University (#312) in Appleton, Wisconsin.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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