concertmistress

[ kon-surt-mis-tris, ‑sert- ]

noun

1. a female leader of the first violins in a symphony orchestra, who is usually also the assistant to the conductor.

Example Sentences

One memorable episode involved a Stradivarius violin carried by the concertmistress when the orchestra flew to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2000, she said.

From New York Times

It may have been those qualities — and a string of achievements that began in her native North Dakota, where she was state student council president, an all-state basketball player and orchestra concertmistress — that drew the attention of David H. Petraeus, the nation’s top spy and a four-star general, as the two spent hours together for a biography of Mr. Petraeus that Ms. Broadwell co-wrote.

From New York Times