First chair player

05:23 Apr 22, 2015
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: First chair player
It is composed of first chair string players from Germany's leading orchestras
Olga VasShilova
Russian Federation


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5солисты
Karina Poloukhina
4Ведущий исполнитель (данной секции в оркестре), солист
Yuliana Andersen
4концертмейстер группы
NataliaShevchuk


  

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first chair player
солисты


Explanation:
cм.: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/first chair

Karina Poloukhina
Austria
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first chair player
Ведущий исполнитель (данной секции в оркестре), солист


Explanation:
Данный текст (найдено в Интернете) ссылается на сайт Chicago Symphony Orchestra, но мне не удалось это проверить, возможно потому что текст опубликован давно, в 2004 г.
Но мне кажется очень убедительным это объяснение термина "chair" относящегося к тематике симфонического оркестра.
В конечном счете, все зависит от контекста.

Because most orchestra members play sitting down, a person's position in an orchestra is called a “chair.” (Percussion players stand, and double bass players support themselves with special tall stools or chairs.) The player who occupies the “first chair” in a section is called the “principal” of that section. The first-chair oboist is called the “principal oboe” (or “principal oboist”), for example, and the first-chair cellist is called the “principal cello” (or “principal cellist”). The first-chair player of the first violin section, however, is called the “concertmaster,” and has special responsibilities.


    Reference: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-2779...
Yuliana Andersen
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first chair player
концертмейстер группы


Explanation:
В русском языке должность руководителя группы инструментов оркестра имеет вполне устоявшееся название "концертмейстер". В данном случае речь идет о группах струнных инструментов.

Example sentence(s):
  • Концертмейстер группы первых скрипок.
  • Концертмейстер группы гобоев.

    Reference: http://tatarstan-symphony.com/orkestr/
    Reference: http://www.mikhailovsky.ru/theatre/company/orchestra/
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