Bright solo passage near the end of a concerto (7)

I believe the answer is:

cadenza

(Other definitions for cadenza that I've seen before include "Elaborate musical flourish" , "Virtuoso solo passage in a concerto" , "Solo display passage" , "Virtuoso musical passage" , "Elaborate passage near the end of a piece of music" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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