Anthony McGill
American musician
Anthony McGill is an American clarinetist. He is the principal clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera.
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Background information | |
Occupation(s) | Clarinetist |
Early life and education
changeMcGill grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He teaches at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career
changeTogether with Itzhak Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), and Gabriela Montero (piano), he recorded and performed "Air and Simple Gifts" by John Williams, for Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2009.[1]
References
changeOther websites
change- Anthony McGill biography Archived June 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at the Peabody Institute
- Media related to Anthony McGill (musician) at Wikimedia Commons