A Dynamic Duo

New York Philharmonic principal clarinet Anthony McGill and Taiwanese pianist Gloria Chien were quite the dynamic duo when they performed in the second concert of the Mariposa series at the Music Academy’s Hahn Hall.

The tony twosome performed works by Telemann, Jessie Montgomery, Brahms, Teng Yu-hsien, Lee, and Von Weber for the sold-out audience.

McGill was a Mosher guest artist at a special recital this summer. Chien, a 2001 Music Academy alum, made her orchestral debut with the Boston Symphony at 16.

They have collaborated for more than 15 years, and it clearly showed.

It was also the first official concert for the academy’s new president and CEO Shauna Quill, who replaces Scott Reed.

Welcome to the ‘hood…