soloist
Noun
Meaning
One who sings or plays a solo.
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Boehm's work was inspired by an 1831 concert in London given by soloist Charles Nicholson who, with his father in the 1820s, had introduced a flute constructed with larger tone holes than were used in previous designs.
Adès was a good conductor for his own music, and the piano soloist for what is basically a 30-minute piano concerto was Kirill Gerstein above, who played brilliantly.
Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards scatted an interlude on his 1923 "Old Fashioned Love" in lieu of using an instrumental soloist.
But when he returned to New York at the end of January 1930, the renowned soloist did not rejoin Whiteman and performed only sparingly.
During concertos, the orchestra plays an accompaniment role to the soloist (e.
From 1782 to 1785 Mozart mounted concerts with himself as soloist, presenting three or four new piano concertos in each season.