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soloist

[soh-loh-ist] / ˈsoʊ loʊ ɪst /






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Solo moves that far from the finish are often doomed, as the chasing riders conspire to track down the soloist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A soloist in Ukraine’s national choir, she now commutes to work in the city and visits the neighborhood to shop for groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The same venue will host soloist Alessandro Vazzana, a disabled musician who uses eye movements to play an innovative, software-based instrument called the Clarion.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Los Angeles Opera’s new music director Domingo Hindoyan will lead a program with his wife, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, as soloist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

She performed as a soloist with many of the nation’s leading orchestras and became immensely popular with radio audiences, appearing regularly on The Bell Telephone Hour, a classical program broadcast weekly over the NBC network.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

There are close to 20 singing roles, and while Mr. Kolomiiets differentiates his main characters, the vocal writing for the soloists isn’t especially compelling or memorable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Anderson made headlines again in 1955 when she performed a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera, opening closed doors for minority soloists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Handler appeared to defer to the soloists, while the trio looked to encourage her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Music from the James Bond films and a night of prog rock classics will pepper this year's BBC Proms, alongside the usual programme of orchestras, operas and soloists.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Nobody was admired more than so- called free soloists: visionaries who ascended alone, without rope or hardware.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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