Zuill Bailey

Zuill Bailey
Born April 24, 1972
Origin Alexandria, Virginia
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Cellist
Instruments Cello
Years active 1996 - present
Labels Telarc, ASV, Delos, Zenph Studios
Associated acts Perlman/Quint/Bailey Trio
Website zuillbailey.com
Notable instruments
Cello
1693 Matteo Gofriller

Zuill Bailey (born 1972, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American cellist, chamber musician, and artistic director. A graduate of the Juilliard School, he has appeared with major orchestras internationally. He is a professor of cello at the University of Texas at El Paso. Bailey has an exclusive international recording contract with the Telarc label.

Biography

As a concerto soloist, Bailey has performed with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buffalo, Ft. Worth, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minnesota, North Carolina, Toronto, and Utah.[1] He has collaborated with conductors Alan Gilbert, Andrew Litton, Grant Llewellyn, Itzhak Perlman, James De Priest, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and has performed with the pianist Leon Fleisher, the Juilliard String Quartet, the violinist Jaime Laredo, and cellists Lynn Harrell, Janos Starker and David Martín.

In his sold-out New York recital debut, Bailey performed the complete Beethoven sonatas with pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has appeared at the Walt Disney Concert Hall,[2] Kennedy Center,[3] Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and Carnegie Hall, where he made his debut performing the U.S. premiere of Mikis Theodorakis' Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra.

Zuill Bailey is a member of the Perlman/Quint/Bailey Trio, along with pianist Navah Perlman and violinist Philippe Quint. He performs regularly with long-time duo partner pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Zuill Bailey is a recording artist for Telarc. His recording of the Bach Cello Suites recording was No. 1 on the Classical Billboard Charts. Other recordings on Telarc feature "Brahms" complete works for cello and piano with pianist Awadagin Pratt, and Russian Masterpieces showcasing the works of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Other recordings include his live performance of the Dvořák Cello Concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and "Spanish Masters," CD for Zenph studios in recordings with the late composer Manuel de Falla. His discography also includes a debut recital disc for Delos, Cello Quintets of Boccherini and Schubert with Janos Starker, Saint-Saëns' Cello Concertos No. 1 and 2 "Live", and the Korngold Cello Concerto with Kaspar Richter and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz for ASV. Kalmus Music Masters have released "Zuill Bailey Performance Editions" which will encompass the core repertoire of cello literature

Network television appearances include a recurring role on the HBO series, Oz, in addition to features on NBC, A&E, NHK in Japan, a live broadcast of the Beethoven Triple Concerto from Mexico City, and the televised production of the Cuban premiere of Victor Herbert's Cello Concerto No. 2 with the National Orchestra of Cuba. He has been heard on NPR's Performance Today, Saint Paul Sunday,[4] BBC's In Tune, XM Radio's Live from Studio II, Sirius Satellite Radio, and RTHK Radio Hong Kong.

Zuill Bailey performs on a 1693 Matteo Gofriller Cello, formerly owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. In addition to extensive touring engagements, Bailey is the Artistic Director of El Paso Pro Musica, is the Artistic Director of the Sitka Music Festival and Professor of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso.[5][6]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Conversation with Zuill Bailey". Cello.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  2. ↑ "The Hollywood Sound". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Music review: Zuill Bailey and Orion Weiss at the Kennedy Center". The Washington Post. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Saint Paul Sunday: Zuill Bailey and Awadagin Pratt". Saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ↑ "faculty.utep.edu/jzbailey > Home". Faculty.utep.edu. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
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