violinists
Bow-wielding musicians
Violinists are people who play the violin.
The term covers everyone from students sawing through their first scales to virtuosos performing concertos: The violinists in the string section tuned their instruments.
In an orchestra, violinists typically outnumber players of any other instrument.
cellist
Bowed-string musician
- violistViola performer
- fiddlerOne who bows strings
- concertmasterPrincipal first violinist
soloist · virtuoso · luthier · Stradivarius · bowing · vibrato · pizzicato · spiccato · legato · tremolo
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- maestrosconductors, music directors, symphony conductors, bandleaders, band leaders
- concert violinistProfessional orchestral string soloist
- first violinistOrchestra's leading string player
- second violinistString player, supporting role