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Recent Examples of pianist
The former aspiring concert pianist talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about the thread that Gilbert & Sullivan has run throughout his life.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The event will feature soprano Anna Belaya and pianist Michele Scanlon.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Holman’s mother, a concert pianist, botanist and biologist, shifted her focus to baseball statistics once her son gained fame.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The season concludes on July 25 with pop pianist Ben Folds joining the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adam Boyles, for an evening of his own songs and other music.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The event will feature soprano Anna Belaya and pianist Michele Scanlon.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Holman’s mother, a concert pianist, botanist and biologist, shifted her focus to baseball statistics once her son gained fame.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The season concludes on July 25 with pop pianist Ben Folds joining the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Adam Boyles, for an evening of his own songs and other music.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pianist
Noun
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The console, where the organist sits at the keyboards, is typically all the audience can see.—
Heather Kathryn Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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His father was a church organist who taught in Lutheran elementary schools, and Marty attended a Lutheran prep school.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of those songs and others are in the musical (a booklet in the Playbill introduces each one, with illustrations by the flutist Hery Paz), along with most of those musicians and singers.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ayers began to gain widespread recognition for his collaboration with flutist Herbie Mann.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Brandon Goldberg Trio, featuring jazz bassist Vincent Dupont and drummer Aaron Kimmel, will be presented by the annual Miami International Piano Festival, which this season has hosted more than 20 live recitals by pianists from around the world.—
Steve Rothaus,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The 14-track album reunites Cooper with guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neil Smith.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2025
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Produced by flutist Jane Lenoir and percussionist Brian Rice, half of the Berkeley Choro Ensemble, the festival focuses on bringing the finest musicians from Brazil to the Bay Area.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Brady was a percussionist in the KC Jazz Quintet and became a member of the Elder Statesmen of Kansas City Jazz, an esteemed group of performers recognized for their impact on the local scene, going on to serve on the advisory committee of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Mahler recordings represented an artistic high-water mark; with Thomas conducting the orchestra and vocal soloists including mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Stuart Skelton and baritone Thomas Hampson, the performances were universally acclaimed.—
Georgia Rowe,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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On the Hot 100, Drake amassed the most weeks at No. 1 in a single year (29, in 2018) and became the first soloist with at least 200 hits.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
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Local trumpeter Keyon Harrold returns as MATI’s artist-in-residence, while Pedrito Martinez joins as the artist-at-large, performing across multiple sets.—
Marc Schneider,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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There was a moment of silence as the trumpeter played.—
Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 alongside bandmates Harry, Stein, founding keyboardist Jimmy Destri and bassist Gary Valentine and guitarist Frank Infante.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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With The Melancholy Season out Friday (March 7), the keyboardist says that a heavy work load with both Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch kept him busy during the interim (both groups toured and released what turned out to be their final albums in the period).—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pianist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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