concertmaster

noun

con·​cert·​mas·​ter ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌma-stər 

variants or concertmeister

ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌmī-stər 

: the leader of the first violins of an orchestra and by custom usually the assistant to the conductor

Examples of concertmaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thomas Yang has been the concertmaster of the Handel Week Festival, alongside his long-time friend, since season one. —Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

Many of her students have won concertmaster positions, competitions, and scholarships. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025

After 25 years at the helm, concertmaster Jonathan Carney will retire from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2026-2027 season. —Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025

The festival has a coaching staff made up almost entirely of first chair players at major orchestras – including, for example, Nancy Wu, associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. —Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

German Konzertmeister, from Konzert concert + Meister master

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for concertmaster

• burgomaster
• choirmaster
• quartermaster
• stationmaster
• aster
• blaster
• caster
• castor
• faster
• gaster
• laster
• master

Kids Definition

concertmaster

noun

con·​cert·​mas·​ter ˈkän(t)-sərt-ˌmas-tər 

variants or concertmeister

-ˌmī-stər 

: the leader of the first violins and assistant conductor of an orchestra