Pacifica String Quartet with Anthony McGill, clarinet

“When we began our conversations with the Longy School of Music about our new collaboration on a debut series, the Pacifica String Quartet was an obvious choice for all of us. The Pacifica’s are well loved in the Longy community, having been the quartet-in-residence at the school for three years. We have also invited Anthony McGill, the principal clarinetist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, to join the quartet, and also commissioned a new piece by composer Keeril Makan to mark the occasion.”… Show more
–Gary Dunning, Celebrity Series Executive Director

Program:
MOZART: Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581 “Stadler”
KEERIL MAKAN: Quartet (World Premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Opus 131

Composer Keeril Makan’s world premiere work was co-commissioned by Celebrity Series of Boston.

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