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The term in British English for the principal first violin in an orchestra is simply “leader” (not capitalised). In US English “concert master” is preferred. 90.243.221.178 (talk) 08:14, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The term comes from his obituaries, except the US ones which say concert master, but is ignored as we are using British English gor this article. As the phrase concert leader is used in these (especially the LSO) we use concert leader. Davidstewartharvey (talk) 11:10, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This strikes me as very odd. Here is an LSO page that uses the term “leader” only:
I’ve never heard a musician (or even an announcer) use the term “Concert Leader”. “Concert” here is redundant, misleading in its modern meaning, and I don’t believe it has any traditional use in British English. 90.243.221.178 (talk) 14:06, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
