The concertmaster is the lead violin player in an orchestra — the person at the front of the first violins. They play the violin solos written into orchestral music, give the sign to tune before the conductor walks on, and are a kind of leader for the string players. They are not the conductor (the person with the stick), and they are not merely “the best student in the section.” The job is a real rank.

The concertmasterconcertmaster is the lead violin player in an orchestra是管弦樂團裡的第一小提琴首席 the person at the front of the first violins也就是坐在第一小提琴部最前面的人 They play the violin solos written into orchestral music他們演奏寫進管弦樂曲裡的小提琴獨奏段落 give the sign to tune before the conductor walks on在指揮上台前帶大家調音 and are a kind of leader for the string players也算是弦樂部的一種領導者 They are not the conductor (the person with the stick)他們不是指揮(拿指揮棒的那個人) and they are not merely "the best student in the section."也不只是這個聲部裡最厲害的學生 The job is a real rank這個職位是個正式的位階

Though actually, the name is more American. In Britain people often say the leader (of the orchestra) for the same chair.

Though actually不過其實 the name is more American這個名稱比較是美式說法 In Britain people often say the leader (of the orchestra)在英國大家常說the leader(of the orchestra) for the same chair指的是同一個位子

The English word copies German Konzertmeister piece by piece: concert + master. Master here means “chief player,” not “teacher.” A woman in the post may be called concertmaster or, less often, concertmistress; many orchestras now keep concertmaster for anyone in the chair.

The English word copies German Konzertmeister piece by piece這個英文字是照著德文Konzertmeister一個字一個字翻過來的 concert + masterconcert加上master Master here means "chief player,"這裡的master意思是首席演奏者 not "teacher."不是老師 A woman in the post may be called concertmaster or, less often, concertmistress擔任這個職位的女性可以叫concertmaster，比較少見的說法是concertmistress many orchestras now keep concertmaster for anyone in the chair現在很多樂團不分性別都直接用concertmaster稱呼坐這個位子的人