Celebrity Series of Boston: Anthony McGill, clarinet - Susanna Phillips, soprano - Myra Huang, piano

• Anthony McGill, clarinet
• Susanna Phillips, soprano
• Myra Huang, piano

New York Philharmonic clarinetist Anthony McGill, Met Opera singer Susanna Phillips and pianist Myra Huang are each highly acclaimed individually - here they bring their formidable talents to a program of chamber music both new and familiar. Anthony, the orchestra’s first African-American principal player, who is described as both an “exquisite combination of technical refinement and expressive radiance,” (The Baltimore Sun), a soprano, "with lustrous authority,” Susanna (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) as well as acclaimed pianist team up in a program featuring works by Schubert, Lee, and Still at the iconic GBH Calderwood Studio.

Prepare to be moved by the trio in person or at home!

Attending online: This is a Celebrity Series at Home performance. Streaming live from GBH Calderwood Studio on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific, and available for on demand viewing until Saturday, March 19 at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific.

Attending in person: In order to keep everyone safe as we welcome you back to performances, we are asking our patrons to provide proof of vaccination and to wear a mask to our performances. Learn more at celebrityseries.org/safety.

About Celebrity Series of Boston

https://www.celebrityseries.org/

About Anthony McGill, clarinet

Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic – the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards.

McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and the Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber musician, McGill is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, and performs with leading artists including Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang.

He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is the Artistic Director for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He holds the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair at the Curtis Institute of Music.

About Susanna Phillips, soprano

https://www.susannaphillips.com/

About Myra Huang, piano

https://www.msmnyc.edu/faculty/myra-huang/