Anthony McGill with the Asheville Symphony & Darko Butorac credit: Micah Mackenzie

Anthony McGill is a leading soloist and principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic—the first African-American principal player in the organization's history. He is the recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards. As a citizen musician, Anthony works to promote greater connection, equality, and justice in all that he does.

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June 4, 2023
Beacon, NY

Howland Chamber Music Circle

Howland Cultural Center

with Gloria Chein

Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasies

Jessie Montgomery: Peace

Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1

Deng Yu-hsien/Stephen Hough: Pining for the Spring Breeze

James Lee III: Ad Anah?

Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano

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June 20, 2023
Santa Barbara, CA

Music Academy of the West

Hahn Hall

with comedian Kimberly Clark and pianist Kyle Walker

An evening of comedy, conversation, and clarinet

Anthony and writer/comedian (and fellow clarinetist!) Kimberly Clark (They Ready on Netflix; The Late Late Show w/ James Corden) reminisce about growing up as Black band kids through a heartwarming combination of photos, performance and conversation.

The program will be announced from the stage and will feature American music, including works by Leonard Bernstein and Augustus Hailstork.

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July 11, 2023
Eugene, OR

ChamberMusic@Beall

University of Oregon
Telemann (arr. Sidney Forrest): Selections from Twelve Fantasies for Solo Clarinet
Jessie Montgomery: Peace
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
James Lee III: Ad Anah?
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano

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July 12, 2023
Portland, OR

Chamber Music Northwest

The Armory, Portland Center Stage

Adolphus Hailstork: The Blue Bag

James Lee III: Ad Anah? (How Long?)

photo credit: Stephanie Berger

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July 13, 2023
Portland, OR

Chamber Music Northwest

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

with Gloria Chien, piano
the Catalyst Quartet
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10

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July 15, 2023
Portland, OR

Chamber Music Northwest

Reed College, Kaul Auditorium
with Gloria Chien, piano
the Catalyst Quartet

Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10
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July 16, 2023
August 6, 2023
Marlboro, VT

Marlboro Music School & Festival

artist residency

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July 21, 2023
Newport, RI

Newport Classical

Redwood Library & Athenæum
with Anna Polonsky

Harberg: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano  
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Copland: Clarinet Sonata
Gaubert: Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano
Adolphus Hailstork: The Blue Bag
Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for Clarinet and Piano

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August 13, 2023
Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Alan Gilbert leads  an ensemble of 40 musicians and four soloists in Messiaen: From the Canyons to the Stars

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August 16, 2023
Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Lensic Performing Arts Center
Ludwig Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat major, Op. 6

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August 23, 2023
La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Music Society

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

with Clive Greensmith, cello
‍Conrad Tao, piano

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Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

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August 26, 2023
La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Music Society

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
with Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Andrew Wan, Stefan Jackiw, Rintaro Kikuno, Kyoka Misawa, Max Tan, violins
Matthew Lipman, Chi-Yuan Chen, Itsuki Yamamoto, violas
Julie Albers, Sterling Elliott, Anri Tsukiji, cellos
Samuel Hager, bass
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Bruch: Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.88

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September 28, 2023
Dallas, TX

Dallas Symphony

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

7:30pm
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Fabio Luisi, conductor

Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra

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October 1, 2023
Dallas, TX

Dallas Symphony

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

3pm
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Fabio Luisi, conductor

Copland: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra

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October 20, 2023
Saint Paul, MN

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Ordway Concert Hall

11am

Bologne: Clarinet Concerto in A (arr. by Bermel)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto


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October 21, 2023
Saint Paul, MN

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Ordway Concert Hall

7pm

Bologne: Clarinet Concerto in A (arr. by Bermel)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto


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October 22, 2023
Arden Hills, MN

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Benson Great Hall

2pm

Bologne: Clarinet Concerto in A (arr. by Bermel)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto


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October 29, 2023
La Jolla, CA

McGill/McHale Trio

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

6pm

Rogerson: A Fish Will Rise
Connesson: Techno Parade
Holmès, arr. Michael McHale: Evocation d'Amour
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata
Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Langston

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November 6, 2023
Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Symphony Orchestra

Mount Baker Theatre

Yaniv Attar, music director

Copland: Clarinet Concerto

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November 10 2023
Oakland, CA

Oakland Symphony

Paramount Theatre, Oakland

8pm
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Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor

Davis: You Have The Right To Remain Silent

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November 29, 2023
London, U.K.

Britten Sinfonia

Barbican Centre's Milton Court Concert Hall

7:30pm
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with composer Anthony Davis appearing as a speaker‍‍


Montgomery: Starburst (chamber orchestra version)‍

Panel discussion with Anthony McGill and Anthony Davis

Davis: You Have the Right to Remain Silent (European premiere)‍

Walker: Lyric for Strings

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Anthony is a 2023 Milton Court Artist-in-Residence.

This concert is co-produced by the Barbican and Britten Sinfonia.

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December 3 2023
London, U.K.

Anthony McGill and Michael McHale

Barbican Centre's Milton Court Concert Hall

4pm
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with Michael McHale, piano


Lee III: Ad Anah?

Hailstork: Three Smiles for Tracey

Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Montgomery: Peace

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Anthony is a Milton Court Artist-in-Residence.

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December 11, 2023
Dallas, TX

Dallas Chamber Music

Caruth Auditorium, SMU

7:30pm
pre-concert lecture at 6:45pm

with Susanna Phillips, soprano, and Gloria Chien, piano
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PRESS & ACCLAIMS

I never imagined that this would affect so many people, but I think a lot of us are feeling the same way. A lot of my fellow musicians are feeling the same way and are trying to express it. And that's why I tried to leave it open. If you want to just take two knees and sit there silently, that's what my wish would be as well.

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NPR

McGill, who was recently named the principal clarinettist of the Philharmonic, makes his début as a soloist with the orchestra in the visionary Clarinet Concerto by the Danish composer Carl Nielsen, whose music Gilbert conducts with expressive fervor and technical aplomb.

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New Yorker

Anthony McGill, a principal clarinetist for the Met orchestra.

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New York Times

Announcing the Recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize!

The Avery Fisher Prize is awarded in recognition of musicians whose musical excellence, vision and leadership have expanded the reach of classical music.

This year, we honor the recipient virtually with special remarks from surprise speakers, performance clips, and more. Tune in now!

Photo Credit: Eric Rudd