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Zuill
Bailey
July
17, 2008
A multi-faceted
musician of consummate virtuosity, Zuill Bailey has established
himself as one of the most sought-after and active cellists today.
In the 2007/08
season, Mr. Bailey performs concertos including Elgar, Dvorak,
Saint-Saens, Shostakovich 1 and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations
with the Long Island and Buffalo Philharmonics, the Canton, Edmonton,
Honolulu, Puerto Rico and Virginia Symphony orchestras, and regional
orchestras in California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Texas. Mr. Bailey also performs recitals throughout the country,
with notable appearances at the National Gallery, the La Jolla
Music Society in California and the complete Beethoven Cello
Sonatas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with pianist and frequent
recital partner, Simone Dinnerstein. As the Classical Recording
Foundation's 2006/07 winners, their recording of the complete
Beethoven Cello Sonatas, Vol.1 (Delos International) was released
to sweeping critical and commercial acclaim. The final volume
is due out this season.
In recent seasons,
Zuill Bailey presented concerts at the Kennedy Center, Alice
Tully Hall, the 92nd St. Y., and Carnegie Hall. As a concerto
soloist, Mr. Bailey has performed with the Chicago, Milwaukee,
Toronto, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Utah, Louisville, Phoenix, North
Carolina, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco Symphony orchestras.
He has played concerts abroad in Israel, Jordan, Mexico and China;
at the Manchester International Cello Festival; and with the
Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Bailey made his Carnegie Hall debut
with the U.S. premiere of Miklos Theodorakis' Rhapsody for Cello
and Orchestra.
An avid chamber
musician, Zuill Bailey performs regularly with the Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey
trio (pianist Navah Perlman and violinist Giora Schmidt), and
with pianist Awadagin Pratt. Mr. Bailey has appeared in concert
with such renowned musicians as Lynn Harrell, the Juilliard String
Quartet, Itzhak Perlman and Janos Starker. Recent festival appearances
include returns to the Santa Fe and Montreal Chamber Music festivals,
the Bard Music Festival, Maverick Concerts, and performances
at the Ravinia, Vail Valley, Chautauqua and Wintergreen festivals.
Mr. Bailey's
television appearances include a nationally broadcast recital
for NHK-TV in Japan; a performance of the Beethoven Triple Concerto
broadcast live nationally from Mexico City; a televised appearance
in Havana with the National Orchestra of Cuba in which he gave
the Cuban premiere of Victor Herbert's Cello Concerto No. 2;
featured appearances on HBO's hit series Oz; and an extended
interview/recital on A&E's Breakfast with the Arts. Among
Mr. Bailey's appearances on radio are his performances on Saint
Paul Sunday Morning; XM Satellite Radio's Live from Studio II;
SIRIUS Satellite Radio; a recital for RTHK Radio Hong Kong; and
the BBC's In Tune program.
In addition
to the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas, Zuill Bailey's recordings
include 2003's eponymous debut recital disk for Delos (DE 3326);
the Korngold Cello Concerto with Caspar Richter and the Bruckner
Orchester Linz for ASV (DCA 1146); and 2004's Janos Starker Celebration,
a musical tribute to the legendary cellist, featuring Bailey
and Starker in the Cello Quintets of Boccherini and Schubert.
A graduate of
the Peabody Conservatory and The Juilliard School, Mr. Bailey's
principal teachers were Loran Stephenson, Stephen Kates and Joel
Krosnick. He performs on a 1693 Matteo Goffriller cello, formerly
owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest Quartet. In addition
to his extensive touring engagements, Mr. Bailey serves as Professor
of Cello at the University of Texas-El Paso, and as the Artistic
Director of El Paso Pro-Musica. |
