1. virtuoso - Noun
2. virtuoso - Adjective
3. virtuoso - Adjective Satellite
One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.
A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous may happen. Claude Debussy
I have always felt rather badly for orchestra musicians, especially the stringed instrument player who certainly in his youth expected to be a virtuoso... I admire their patience and ability, and through the years have made the effort to show them my respect and – love in many instances. Pierre Monteux
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style! Ken Hensley
I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work. Jason Mraz
When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows. Robert Moog
When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists. Andres Segovia