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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Other War on Drugs dudes play on the album: bassist Dave Hartley, pianist Robbie Bennett, and drummer Antony LaMarca, along with guest vocals from Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
The annual Spring Soirée at Fairfield University’s Quick Center, a benefit for the center’s Arts for All arts education program, features crooner, pianist and American songbook scholar Michael Feinstein with his tribute to Tony Bennett backed by the Carnegie Hall Ensemble.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Symphony Center (capacity 2,500) sold out on Friday to hear her trio and pianist Hiromi Uehara, who performs mononymically as Hiromi, in a double bill.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Alongside pianist Nancy Ruczynski, a violinist and cellist from Promenade String Quartet performed during the ceremony.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
The annual Spring Soirée at Fairfield University’s Quick Center, a benefit for the center’s Arts for All arts education program, features crooner, pianist and American songbook scholar Michael Feinstein with his tribute to Tony Bennett backed by the Carnegie Hall Ensemble.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Symphony Center (capacity 2,500) sold out on Friday to hear her trio and pianist Hiromi Uehara, who performs mononymically as Hiromi, in a double bill.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Alongside pianist Nancy Ruczynski, a violinist and cellist from Promenade String Quartet performed during the ceremony.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Pianist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pianist. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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