The word for today is…
virtuoso (noun):
1: one who excels in the technique of an art, especially a highly skilled musical performer
2: a person who has exceptional skill, expertise, or talent at some endeavor
3: a person interested in the pursuit of knowledge in some specialized field and especially in the arts and sciences
4: a person interested in or having a taste for the fine arts
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : English speakers borrowed the Italian noun virtuoso in the 1600s, but the Italian word had a former life as an adjective meaning both "virtuous" and "skilled." The first virtuosos (the English word can be pluralized as either virtuosos or, in the image of its Italian forbear, as virtuosi) were individuals of substantial knowledge and learning ("great wits," to quote one 17th-century clergyman). The word was then transferred to those skilled in the arts and specifically to skilled musicians. In time, English speakers broadened virtuoso to apply to a person adept in any pursuit.
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