[ noun ] someone who plays the harpsichord <noun.person>
harpsichordist \harpsichordist\ n. someone who plays the harpsichord. [WordNet 1.5]
Before then, the relatively small orchestras of the time either conducted themselves or were led from the pit by a performing musician, usually the harpsichordist.
Hogwood is just as faithful to the society's baroque and classical heritage, the music that attracted this 47-year-old scholar, harpsichordist, author and conductor in the first place.