virtuoso

There is still plenty of Dickensian melodrama, especially when Livia relates the sequence of catastrophes that account for her transformation from a virtuoso with dreams of stardom to a small-town piano teacher and farmer’s wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

England survived its clash with Norway with a virtuoso performance by its 23-year-old hotshot, Jude Bellingham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

After guitar virtuoso Mick Taylor’s departure from the Stones in late 1974, the band used “Black and Blue” to audition potential replacements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

I was playing with virtuoso musicians who were much better than I’d ever be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Juilliard was for virtuoso musicians, and it seemed arrogant to even think that they’d give me a second glance.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Most of those, like Paganini, were violin virtuosi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The comedic virtuosi Laci Mosley and Lil Rel Howery play Owen’s bank colleagues, and the early scene where they frankly admit that they initially thought Owen’s fiancée was imaginary is rich.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

Paradoxically this most Australian of scientists probably could not have flourished in his native country, with its passion for putting ambitious virtuosi in their place—also known as “cutting down the tall poppies.”

From Scientific American ● May 26, 2020

Instead, it treats chefs “not as autonomous virtuosi or gifted craftsmen but as enslaved robots who should never defy the commands of their operating systems.”

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2013

The four virtuosi looked at each other sternly, not daring to rise, when Herz took a heroic resolution, exclaiming: 'Courage!

From Franz Liszt by James Huneker

PSG has spent the past two seasons building an offensive machine out of attacking virtuosos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

The Grammys are known to throw album curveballs toward industry-beloved jazz virtuosos such as Jon Batiste and Herbie Hancock, so keep an eye on André 3000’s nomination for his flute opus “New Blue Sun.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

In the 20th century, white artists like Earl Scruggs, who popularized the bluegrass genre were largely seen as banjo virtuosos for their unique playing style.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2024

Stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak, for example, are virtuosos, because their infirmity has forced them to become far more sensitive to the information written on people’s faces.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell