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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On view through July 30, 2025, the exhibition takes its title, The Homeless Wanderer, from a composition by Ethiopian pianist and composer Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, in keeping with the gallery’s tradition of naming shows after musical pieces.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Your pianist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, maybe a lead trombone, lead woodwind, lead trumpet.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Each pianist performed two concertos, roughly an hour of music each, in the final.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2025
My husband, who is sixty-nine, is also retired but freelances as a pianist and organist five or six days a week.
—Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Your pianist, drummer, bassist, guitarist, maybe a lead trombone, lead woodwind, lead trumpet.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Each pianist performed two concertos, roughly an hour of music each, in the final.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2025
My husband, who is sixty-nine, is also retired but freelances as a pianist and organist five or six days a week.
—Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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