To celebrate life and extraordinary achievements of Anthony Gigliotti, his friends, colleagues, and students are sharing their thoughts and memories about the legendary American clarinetist.

Here's what they had to say:

Riccardo Muti, Music Director of La Scala, former principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Joseph H. Kluger, President of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Mitchell Lurie, Clarinetist; Former professor at USC
Eli Eban, Clarinetist, Professor at the Indiana University
Robert Fitzpatrick, Dean, The Curtis Institute of Music
Stan Garber, Band Instrument Marketing Manager, The Selmer Company
Peter Benoliel, President of Quaker Chemical; Board member ,The Philadelphia Orchestra
J. Lawry Bloom, Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Masatake Kaihoko (Poko), Professor Gunma University; Vice President Japan Clarinet Society; National Chairperson ICA
Dong Jin Kim, Principal Clarinet , The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; Professor,Yon-Sei University
Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University
William Chen, Principal Clarinet, Taipei Symphony Orchestra
John Flaver Jr., Clarinet teacher
Mark Berge, Clarinetist
Zeng-Ming Liao, Clarinetist

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