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Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Concertmaster (425 words) |
 | Viewed from the audience, the concertmaster is the first person to the conductor's left, in the row of violins closest to the audience. |
| In modern times, the concertmaster has retained the ceremonial duty of presiding over the tuning of the orchestra onstage before a performance, and he usually has the honor of coming onstage last, after all the other musicians are seated. |
| But when a concertmaster plays in a manner that is emotionally committed, consistently accurate, rhythmically reliable, and always beautiful, he sets an example that exerts a strong positive influence on his colleagues and contributes in an important way to the overall quality of an orchestra's music making. |
| Music Preview: Concertmaster's duties keep orchestra in beat (979 words) |
| Although the concertmaster occasionally must "crack the whip," as Cardenes calls it, the largely amicable relationship between him and the group isn't without friction. |
| The concertmaster is responsible for all violin solos within a piece, since many works call for brief passages for single violin. |
| Most concertmasters also are established soloists, performing outside the confines of their own orchestra. |
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