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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PERFORMANCES

August 1, 2024
New York, NY

NYO2

Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium

7:00 pm


Teddy Abrams, Conductor
Demarre McGill, Flute
Titus Underwood, Oboe
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Andrew Brady, Bassoon

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Jasmine Barnes: Concertante (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919 version)"

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August 6, 2024
Dallas, TX

NYO2

Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

7:30 pm


Teddy Abrams, Conductor
Demarre McGill, Flute
Titus Underwood, Oboe
Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Andrew Brady, Bassoon

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Jasmine Barnes: Concertante (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919 version)"

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August 16, 2024
London, England

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

7:30 pm


BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet

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Mel Bonis: Salomé
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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August 21, 2024
La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Summer Music Society

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

7:00 pm


Anthony Mcgill, clarinet
Yura Lee, SooBeen Lee, James Ehnes, Simone Porter, Jack Liebeck, violins
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Kyril Zlotnikov, Paul Watkins, Kyril Zlotnikov, cellos
Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Bartók: Contrasts
Michi Wiancko: Lullaby for the Transient
Brahms: String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18

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August 23, 2024
La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Summer Music Society

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

7:30 pm

Anthony McGill, clarinet
James Ehnes, Simone Porter, Jack Liebeck, Njioma Grevious, violins
Jonathan Vinocour, Yura Lee, violas
Paul Watkins, Kyril Zlotnikov, cellos
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11, Op. 95 “Serioso”
Bridge: Cello Sonata, H. 125
Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 10

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August 24, 2024
La Jolla, CA

La Jolla Summer Music Society

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

7:30 pm

Anthony McGill, clarinet
Jack Liebeck, James Ehnes, violins
Gilles Vonsattel, Inon Barnatan, pianos
Dustin Donahue, Sidney Hopson, percussion
SummerFest Chamber Orchestra

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Schoenfield: Selections from Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Berstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Vaughn Williams: The Lark Ascending
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings

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September 10, 2024
Highland Park, IL

Ravinia Festival

Martin Theatre

7:30 pm

Music of the Baroque

Dame Jane Glover, conductor

Anthony McGill, clarinet

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Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622

Handel: Concerto Grosso in A minor, HWV 322 (op. 6, no. 4)

Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 (“Prague”)

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LATEST NEWS

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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: Martin Romero Photography