pianist
noun
pi·a·nist
pē-ˈa-nist 
ˈpē-ə-
ˈpē-ə-
: a person who plays the piano
especially
: a skilled or professional performer on the piano
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His parents were both music educators, and Koerner followed a similar path, working as a freelance pianist in his 20s.
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
On stage, South African pianist/vocalist Nduduzo Makhathini is less interested in playing music than in repairing the world, performing sonic rituals that nurture, heal and transform audiences and musicians alike.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
The plot follows a pianist who witnesses the death of a psychic through an apartment window, and then teams up with a reporter to solve the crime.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as well as a Detroit favorite who headlined the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival as artist-in-residence.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
On stage, South African pianist/vocalist Nduduzo Makhathini is less interested in playing music than in repairing the world, performing sonic rituals that nurture, heal and transform audiences and musicians alike.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
The plot follows a pianist who witnesses the death of a psychic through an apartment window, and then teams up with a reporter to solve the crime.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as well as a Detroit favorite who headlined the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival as artist-in-residence.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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