keyboard virtuoso
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A keyboard virtuoso is a musician of exceptional technical skill on a keyboard instrument—piano, organ, harpsichord, or synthesizer.
The term emphasizes dazzling technique and showmanship: Liszt was the original keyboard virtuoso, drawing crowds like a rock star.
In computing contexts, it sometimes describes someone with extraordinary typing speed or command of keyboard shortcuts.
- pianistOne who plays piano
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- music prodigyRemarkably talented young musician
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- classical musicWestern orchestral tradition
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