leader
| The usual English name for the principal first violin in an orchestra or of a string quartet or other chamber music team. |
| In the USA, especially in journalism, the conductor is often called a ‘leader’; the usual US term for the leading first orchestral violin is Concertmaster, from German Konzertmeister. |
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