Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound, and rich character” (New York Times), Anthony 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. Anthony appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Baltim ore Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony. 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, Anthony is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, as well as 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. In 2020, Anthony’s #TakeTwoKnees campaign protesting the death of George Floyd and historic racial injustice went viral. For more information, please visit anthonymcgill.com.
