Tonight on Person Place Thing: Every musician relishes applause – who wouldn’t? But the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic also finds value in an audience booing. “To know that someone was infuriated by a performance or a set or something like that is kind of enjoyable...” The joys of a passionately engaged audience. Tune in as Cohen speaks with clarinetist Anthony McGill about Michael Jordan, Interlochen, and an autographed Benny Goodman LP.
Person Place Thing Featuring Clarinetist Anthony McGill
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David Finlayson