Editing Concertmaster (section)

{{Short description|First violinist and second leader of the orchestra}}
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[[File:Students, TUSAB perform musical poetry 150514-A-DZ999-619.jpg|thumb|Guest cellist shakes hands with the concertmaster]]

The '''concertmaster''' (from the [[German language|German]] '''''Konzertmeister'''''), '''first chair'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voxmagazine.com/music/what-does-it-take-to-become-a-first-chair/article_6b8f6426-8648-5c5e-b115-d73065d303f2.html|title=What does it take to become a first chair?|last=Joyce|first=Lis|website=Vox Magazine|language=en|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> (U.S.) or '''leader'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dummies.com/art-center/music/the-role-of-the-concertmaster-in-classical-music/|title=The Role of the Concertmaster in Classical Music|website=dummies|language=en|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> (UK) is the principal first violin player in an [[orchestra]] (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the [[Conducting|conductor]], the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an [[orchestra]], [[symphonic band]] or other [[musical ensemble]].