Emanuel Ax and Anthony McGill
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Emanuel Ax and Anthony McGill
February 8 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$10 – $65
Top–flight musicians—each a Hancher favorite—perform a perfect program for piano and clarinet.
Emanuel Ax—one of the world’s most revered musicians—has been performing for Hancher audiences since he was a Young Concert Artist. How deep is the relationship? When Hancher needed a new piano for our new facility, we turned to Manny knowing he would select the ideal instrument. Meanwhile, Anthony McGill—principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic—first delighted Hancher audiences virtually during our pandemic programming. We have been eager to present him in person ever since.
Together Ax and McGill will present a perfect mix of music for the two instruments—including a work by Jessie Montgomery, Hancher’s 2024–2025 composer-in-residence.
“Understated and unarrogant, Ax can be taken for granted. But he has long been, and continues to be, one of the finest American pianists.” — The New York Times
“[McGill is] a captivating virtuoso on the stage, and a longtime advocate for social change extending beyond it…” — The New York Times
PROGRAM:
Robert SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, op. 73
Jessie MONTGOMERY: Peace
Franz SCHUBERT: Sonata in A minor, D. 821, “Arpeggione” for B-flat clarinet and piano
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Moonlight Sonata
Florence PRICE: Adoration
James LEE III: Ad Anah?
Leonard BERNSTEIN: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano