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Photo by Miran Kim
Photo by Miran Kim
Photo by Yuki Tei
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Photo by Phoebe Cheong
Photo by Yuki Tei
Photo by Richard Blinkoff
Photo by Richard Blinkoff
Photo by Missy Wolf
Photo by Yuki Tei
Photo by Yuki Tei
Photo by Yuki Tei
Bio Downloads
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Jessica Phillips, Full Music Bio
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Jessica Phillips, Short Music Bio
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Jessica Phillips, Creative Career Bio
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Jessica Phillips, Short Creative Career Bio
In the Press
“Jessica Phillips, the Met’s acting principal clarinetist, played a particularly beautiful, mournful introduction to ‘E lucevan le stelle’”.
— New York Classical Review 2022
“Wind soloists again were breathing a remarkable air, with Jessica Phillips, acting principal clarinet at the Metropolitan Opera, sitting in and more than holding her own.”
— Chicago Sun-Times 2014
“Jessica Phillips, a clarinetist who is the chairwoman of the Met’s orchestra committee, noted that the players had devoted their lives to their art. ‘This agreement exemplifies that commitment by ensuring that the Metropolitan Opera we all know and love is well positioned to thrive artistically for years to come…’”
—The New York Times 2014
“…The Mozart Concerto [was] performed by Jessica Phillips, with the tasteful, dignified phrasing that is integral to the Classical. Her dark, mellow sound, fluid finger technique, and light, clear articulation led to a nuanced and graceful performance.”
— The Clarinet Magazine 2010
“…it is our hope that the Met’s early introduction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin portends a willingness to invest more robustly both in talent and creating a healthy workplace culture,” clarinetist Jessica Phillips, chair of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Committee, said in a statement. “The artists of the Metropolitan Opera, like workers in every industry, deserve a safe place of work.”
—The Guardian 2018
“The orchestra sounded polished for her, weighty without being too heavy, the winds beautifully present in the textures from the overture on, the singers never covered.”