Zuill Bailey, cello

Sunday, March 13 - 2:30pm

Zuill Bailey is considered one of the pre-eminent cellists of his generation. His rare combination of compelling artistry, technical finesse, and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought-after cellists today. Mr. Bailey is featured as the second of three CMS Artists in Residence, and, in a unique collaboration, Mr. Bailey will perform the Dvorak Concerto with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra on March 11, returns to Sedona for a Salon Concert March 12, then Sunday's concert, performing three of the six incomparable unaccompanied cello suites by JS Bach.

A consummate concerto soloist, Bailey performs with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, San Francisco, Israel, Minnesota, Indianapolis, Dallas, Louisville, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Nashville, Toronto and Utah, among other leading orchestras around the world. He has collaborated with such conductors as Itzhak Perlman, Alan Gilbert, Andrew Litton, James DePriest, and Stanislav Skrowacezewski, and has been featured with musical luminaries Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, the Juilliard String Quartet, Lynn Harrell and Janos Starker. Mr. Bailey has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and Carnegie Hall, where he made his debut performing the U.S. premiere of Miklos Theodorakis' Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra.

His international appearances include celebrated performances with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in its 50th anniversary tour of Russia, as well as concerts in Australia, the Dominican Republic, France, Israel, Spain, Hong Kong, Jordan, Mexico, South America and the United Kingdom. Festival appearances include Ravinia, the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Santa Fe , Caramoor, Chautauqua, Bravo!, Vail Valley, the Maverick Concert Series and the Music Academy of the West. In addition, he was the featured soloist performing the Elgar Cello Concerto at the Bard Festival in the World Premiere of the Doug Varrone Dance Company’s performance of “Victorious.”

An accomplished chamber musician and recitalist, Zuill Bailey performs regularly with pianists Navah Perlman, Awadagin Pratt and Orion Weiss. Zuill Bailey is an exclusive recording artist with Telarc International. The “Bach Cello Suites,” released on February 2, 2010, immediately soared to the top of the Classical Billboard Charts. His “Russian Masterpieces,” CD featuring the works of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra has received widespread critical acclaim. Bailey was awarded the Classical Recording Foundation Award for 2006 and 2007 for the recording of Beethoven’s complete works for Cello and Piano. This highly touted two disc set with pianist Simone Dinnerstein was released on Telarc worldwide.

Mr. Bailey performs on a 1693 Matteo Gofriller cello, formerly owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. In addition to his extensive touring engagements, Bailey is the Artistic Director of El Paso Pro Musica, (Texas), Artistic Director designate of the Sitka Summer Music Festival and Series, (Alaska) and Professor of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso

PROGRAM

Solo Cello Suites 1, 3, and 5

JS Bach

Tickets will be held in concert's Will Call.

Zuill Bailey General Admission $25




Zuill Bailey Reserved $40

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