Performer: Anthony McGill

Rafael Payare, Anthony McGill and the New York Philharmonic create some extraordinary moments in the course of an overall uneven concert of Gubaidulina, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

In a week when the New York Phil announced Gustavo Dudamel as its next Music Director, a former candidate rekindles “what if?” thoughts. 

Despite energetic and precise leadership from on the podium, persistent sound issues plagued this program of contemporary American music.

The American clarinettist shares his love for Rachmaninov's Second Symphony and his thoughts on a Mozart-Copland hybrid concerto.