n.; pl.Virtuosos It. Virtuosi [ It. See Virtuous. ] 1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player. [ 1913 Webster ]
[玉人吹箫 / 玉人吹簫, yù rén chuī xiāo, ㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ]virtuoso piper wins a beauty; the xiao 箫 (mouth organ) virtuoso 萧史 won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公[Add to Longdo]