Mr. Moody, who grew up in Newark, is a brilliant soloist, and he has a sense of humor.

After this, the young violinist Gil Shaham was the lush-toned, brilliant soloist in Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy."

This fantasy for cello and orchestra was nicely turned out on Thursday evening, with Carter Brey, the orchestra's principal cellist, a sensitive, accomplished and even brilliant soloist.

There was a major work from the early 20th century, Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Jeremy Denk, the brilliant soloist.

He is an invaluable accompanist to singers and a brilliant soloist either unaccompanied or with the bass and drum support he has this weekend at the Village Vanguard.

The prime attraction is, of course, the brilliant and ebullient soloist, Barry Tuckwell.

But this is what Mr. Muti and his brilliant soloist, Vadim Repin, achieved.

Shlomo Mintz is the fine soloist, virtuosic, brilliant yet poetic and able to subsume his performer's ego to the spirit of the works at hand.

That was because Mr. Harnoncourt seemed to let his brilliant soloist, Gidon Kremer, take the lead.

It has always been hampered by its requirement for two brilliant and equally matched soloists.