C1nounarts
US/kənˈtʃer.toʊ/
UK/kənˈtʃeə.təʊ/
a long musical work where one player, for example a pianist, performs as the star with a full orchestra
In context
The young pianist played a Mozart concerto with the national orchestra.
The concert ends with a violin concerto by Tchaikovsky.
He wrote his first concerto at the age of nineteen.
Words that go with concerto
noun + noun
- piano concertoRachmaninov's second piano concerto is one of the most loved.
- violin concertoShe practiced the violin concerto for months before the competition.
- cello concertoThe cello concerto was the highlight of the evening.
noun + preposition
- concerto inTonight she plays a concerto in D major by Haydn.
- concerto forVivaldi wrote a concerto for four violins.