Here With You is a project that embodies, in the artists’ words, a “shared expression of beauty and friendship.” Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, and pianist Gloria Chien, a frequent performer with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, make their commercial recording debut as a duo on Here With You, an album (mostly) of early and late German Romantic masterworks they’ve treasured throughout their 15 years of mutual admiration and musical collaboration. 

Repertoire:
BRAHMS  Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No.1
BRAHMS  Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
JESSIE MONTGOMERY  Peace
WEBER    Grand Duo Concertante, Op. 48.

Here With You was produced by Alan Bise and Recorded at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA. It is available now on all streaming platforms or for purchase through Cedille Records.  

What critics are saying:

“Anthony McGill, the New York Philharmonic’s principal clarinet, and the splendid pianist Gloria Chien offer vibrant and insightful performances of the sonatas on their new album. These works, like much of late Brahms, can come across as weighty and thick-textured, but this duo brings wonderful transparency to the scores. Even in dark, stormy episodes, McGill and Chien play with unforced fervor and eloquence.” - Anthony Tommasini, New York Times

“This is music-making of the highest order.” – Jerry Dubin, Fanfare Magazine

“McGill and Chien play as sensitively as two halves of a whole.” MusicWeb International, UK

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"Anthony McGill and Gloria Chien make some eloquent pairings…" BBC Magazine

Learn more about the Project here.