How to Use pianist in a Sentence

pianist

noun

• Renowned Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés performed at the end of the event.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
• And Jean-Yves is just one of my favorite pianists on the planet.
  — cleveland, 20 July 2023
• The pianist that was on set with us was sort of like an actor off camera in the scene with us.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
• For a review of Yefim Bronfman, the pianist, in recital at Carnegie Hall, go here.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 May 2024
• Parishioners’ voices filled the belly of the church with prayers and songs, led by the soaring voice of a singing pianist.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• On Wednesday Carter put on a suit and headed to the airport, where he's worked as a pianist for the last 13 years.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2021
• His trio includes pianist Ben Cook and bassist Bruce Gertz.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2023
• Seong-jin Cho, the young Korean pianist, played a recital in Carnegie Hall.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 May 2024
• In the film, produced by Munk Studio, a young pianist comes back home for the summer.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Nov. 2022
• After three years of two hours a week with Mr. Clare, Roland was a promising pianist.
  — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
• The great jazz pianist Thelonious Monk was born there in 1917.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
• Les McCann, a singer and pianist who helped to pioneer the soul jazz genre, has died at age 88.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
• And Davis reportedly urged the pianists in his groups to learn from the Jamal style.
  — Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
• As spring 2022 bloomed, Irena Wang emailed the pianist Kelly Moran to ask for a mixtape.
  — Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Thomas, perhaps the city’s foremost pay-phone ace, is a pianist who runs a Web site called the PayPhone Project.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 28 May 2022
• Stephen Letnes, one of the 10 co-founders, is a film composer and pianist who was born legally blind.
  — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 17 Nov. 2021
• Here’s a review of Beatrice Rana, the young Italian pianist, in recital.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
• In the 1960s, the rule was only one instrument could be used, so teams brought in their own live pianist, Cervin said.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 31 July 2021
• That’s typical at awards shows, but there usually isn’t a pianist next to the stage at whom to point the blame.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023
• His first major gig was with the pianist Ahmad Jamal in 1952.
  — Andrey Henkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• For more about Cochran, known for her work with pianist Jim Brickman, visit here.
  — cleveland, 14 July 2023
• Faruk has been an orphan since the death of his concert-pianist mother.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021
• In the classical music business, the pianist Yuja Wang is one of the few safe bets.
  — Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
• His driver used the guidebook to identify rest stops for the Black pianist amid the dangers of their road trip.
  — Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
• Watch the video above to see Whittaker share the good news with the unsuspecting pianist.
  — Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
• Bill Miler, for instance, his pianist for many years, never played over the top.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
• But never was there any banging, or the steely treble sound heard from too many pianists these days.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
• Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist.
  — CNN, 25 Jan. 2022
• The Superman star was discovered in the entryway, while Arakawa, a classical pianist, was found in the bathroom near an open bottle of pills.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
• The composer asks for a gradual crescendo, which most pianists interpret as a stepwise intensification of the big chords, with the low notes following suit.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025