NY Phil: Anthony McGill Performs Salonen

• Anthony McGill, clarinet
• Esa-Pekka Salonen, guest conductor

Luciano Berio / Luigi Boccherini — Quattro versioni originali della "Ritirata notturna di Madrid"
Esa-Pekka Salonen — Kínēma (US premiere; Anthony McGill, clarinet)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to conduct Beethoven’s stirring Symphony No. 7 and the US Premiere of his Kínēma for solo clarinet and orchestra, played by Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill. In Berio's reworking of a piece by 18th-century composer Luigi Boccherini, a theme inspired by the nocturnal streets of Madrid is developed over a steady drum ostinato. 

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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.

https://www.anthonymcgill.com/

About Esa-Pekka Salonen, guest conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen is known as both a composer and conductor. He is currently the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, where he works alongside eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of disciplines ranging from composers to roboticists. He is Conductor Laureate for London's Philharmonia Orchestra, where, as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor from 2008 until 2021, he spearheaded digital projects such as the award-winning RE-RITE and Universe of Sound installations and the much-hailed app for iPad, The Orchestra; the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was Music Director from 1992 until 2009, and was instrumental in opening the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall; and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is the cofounder – and until 2018 served as Artistic Director – of the annual Baltic Sea Festival.

https://www.esapekkasalonen.com/