Classical Notes

At 80, Drucker set for next stage

Stanley Drucker, who has been playing clarinet with the New York Philharmonic for 60 years, is retiring from the orchestra, but continuing to perform. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)

By David Weininger

Globe Correspondent / August 7, 2009

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Last week, Stanley Drucker played his last concert with the New York Philharmonic. That may seem unremarkable - musicians join and leave orchestras every year, the orchestras coalesce around new players, and everyone moves on. But Drucker, a clarinetist, is not most musicians. (Full article: 935 words)