noun
- the principal first violinist of an orchestra who leads the violin section and serves as the orchestra’s assistant conductor
Usage: music
Examples
- The concertmaster stood to acknowledge the applause before the symphony began.
- She was appointed concertmaster of the philharmonic orchestra at age 28.
- The concertmaster tuned the orchestra before the conductor arrived.
- As concertmaster, he was responsible for bowing decisions for the string section.
- The young violinist dreamed of becoming concertmaster of a major orchestra.
- The concertmaster played a beautiful solo passage in the second movement.