Hyuna

Hui and E'dawn have many talents, and I can learn a lot from them. But they just lack experience. When I am with them, I feel like I become very innocent, and it motivates me. I guess it's because I am too used to performing as a soloist, and things have become too comfortable hitting the stage alone.

South Korean Musician

Eva Marie Saint

I was in the chorus in high school, not a soloist. I was on the basketball team. I was in modern dance, part of the group. I was a cheerleader, part of the group. I played the violin, part of the orchestra. I never wanted to be out there alone. Ever.

American Actress

Gregg Allman

There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.

American Musician

John Williams

I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a player, a teacher.

American Composer

Joshua Bell

The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.

Jerry Cantrell

I've never been a big soloist; I just put in what needs to be there. I'm more of a rhythm player who plays lead - or tries to play lead.

Michelle Phillips

I love acting, and I really am a group singer, and I'm not really a soloist.

Stark Sands

I'm more of a strumming guitarist, instead of a lead soloist guitarist.

American Actor

Alex Lifeson

I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.

Canadian Musician

Itzhak Perlman

I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit.

Israeli Musician

Soloists can perform in various music genres, beyond classical orchestras.

Not Always Classical

Soloists often play with ensembles, standing out while accompanied by others.

Solo with Support

A soloist's role is highlighted and usually performs a particularly challenging part.

Spotlight Performance

In dance, a soloist is featured separately for their advanced skill or expressive ability.

Soloist Stands Out

Dance soloists might specialize in different techniques or genres of dance.

Diverse Dance Styles

A dance soloist often portrays a specific character or theme in their performance.

Narrative Role

 to you today, they're actually solitary enterprises, and so pretty soon I want to commune with other people, and so I'm delighted that in fact I get to compose works for them. I get to write, sometimes for soloists and I get to work with one person, sometimes full orchestras, and I work with a lot of people, and this is probably the capacity, the role creatively

The mad scientist of...

 which means that my life has been centered on climbing for more than 20 years. After nearly a decade of climbing mostly indoors, I made the transition to the outdoors and gradually started free soloing. I built up my comfort over time and slowly took on bigger and more challenging walls. And there have been many free soloists before me,

How I climbed a...

 people who had to move to think." Who had to move to think. They did ballet, they did tap, jazz; they did modern; they did contemporary. She was eventually auditioned for the Royal Ballet School. She became a soloist; she had a wonderful career at the Royal Ballet. She eventually graduated from the Royal Ballet School,

Do schools kill...

 taking that stuff because they're stronger than me and they're better and they both just take off but I yelled up to Alex hey like what's going on you know what if we need to rope up and remember this guy here he's the world's greatest free soloist and Alex yells down to me says oh don't worry I'll stop

To Climb the World PIPE...

 reminds me why choirs regularly enjoy more fun than soloists. In a choir, your only job is to play your small part perfectly, to hit your notes with feeling, and by so doing, to help to create a beautiful harmony

What Ping-Pong Taught Me...

 Now, we need to let people motivate each other. And for years, we've thought that leaders were heroic soloists who were expected, all by themselves, to solve complex problems. Now, we need to redefine leadership

Margaret Heffernan: Why...

 so then I gave a new hand signal which signaled the next soloist down below and forever 21 and he danced there were several other activities we had people jumping up and down people dropping to

The shared experience of...

 but not commanding, not telling what to do. Rather enjoying what the soloist is doing. Another solo now. See what you can pick up from this.

Itay Talgam: Lead like...

 So then I gave a new hand signal, which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21, and he danced.

 So, in terms of free soloing, undoubtedly the greatest free soloist that ever lived is