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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, Buffalo, Edmonton, Honolulu, Puerto Rico and Virginia Symphony orchestras, and regional orchestras in California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Texas. Mr. Bailey performs recitals throughout the country, with 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 collaborator, Simone Dinnerstein. As the Classical Recording Foundation's 2006 winners, their recording of the complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas are released by Delos; the final volume will be released 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 and Jordan; 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), with duo partner Awadagin Pratt, and has appeared in concert with collaborators including Lynn Harrell, the Juilliard String Quartet, 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.
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