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concertmaster
Nina Bodnar was Concertmaster for some time during Mr. Slatkin's tenure with the St. Louis Symphony.
The concertmaster leads musicians in tuning their instruments.
From age 26 to 30 he was Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, also traveling annually on concert tours of Europe. The link below will be of interest to you.
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The concertmaster leads musicians in tuning their instruments.
The conductor. The second in command is the orchestra's concertmaster, usually its first violinist.
The principal (1st chair) violin is also the concertmaster.
The Concertmaster ... usually the First Chair Violinist.
I'm assuming that you mean the concertmaster, or the person in the first chair of the first violin section in an orchestra. The concertmaster is the most violinist in the orchestra and leads the section. He makes decisions about bowings, fingerings, and playing style for the 1st violins. In a concert, the concertmaster emerges just before the concert begins and takes a bow on behalf of the orchestra. He also leads the orchestra in turning and is responsible for playing solo sections in orchestral music.
He or she is named the Concert Master. Do you mean the conductor?