American Youth Philharmonic - Cello Masterclass with Alumnus Zuill Bailey
Miranda Martin Southwood
“Media Videos.” Zuill Bailey 01, https://www.zuillbailey.com/index.php/en/media-zuill-bailey.
We are excited to announce that the AYPO Cello Masterclass video with Alumnus Zuill Bailey has gone live!
Here is the Library of Congress announcement link, which includes the performing cellists names: https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10153
YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/sS8VfnVgTLI
Thank you to all of the AYP cellists for participating in this special event and a congratulations to Kevin Shan, Kyle Ryu, and Alexandra Lukashuk for their performances!
ABOUT ZUILL BAILEY
AYPO alumnus, Zuill Bailey, grew up in Northern Virginia. At an early age, he was influenced and inspired by Rostropovich, who was then Director of the National Symphony. His parents are musicians. His mother is a pianist and his father has a Doctorate in both music and education. His sister is a violinist.
As an energetic four year old, while running furiously down a back hallway following a concert, Zuill Bailey had his first "run- in" with a cello. The instrument was broken following the encounter but not Bailey's spirit. He announced then that the cello would be his instrument of choice. The rest is history.
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Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winning, internationally-renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and teacher. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today.
A consummate concerto soloist, Mr. Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras worldwide, including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dallas, Louisville, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Nashville, Toronto, Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Israel, Cape Town, Philharmonia (UK) and the Bruchner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. He has collaborated with such conductors as Itzhak Perlman, Alan Gilbert, Andrew Litton, Neeme Jarvi, Giancarlo Guerrero, James DePriest, Jun Markl, Carlos Kalmar, Andrey Boreyko, Krzysztof Urbanski, Jacques Lacombe, Grant Llewellyn and Stanislav Skrowaczewski. He also has been featured with musical luminaries Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, the Juilliard String Quartet, Lynn Harrell and Janos Starker.