Music Mondays: Anthony McGill, clarinet & The Pacifica Quartet
Free (RSVP available but not required)
- Anthony McGill, clarinet
- Pacifica Quartet
James Lee III — Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
Johannes Brahms — Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
The New York Philharmonic’s principal clarinetist, Anthony McGill ("trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character," The New York Times) leads a program that includes James Lee III's new quintet, inspired by indigenous American culture. Joining him is one of the country's foremost string quartets, The Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet.
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/