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“The work rewards an impulsive virtuoso of his caliber. In Friday‘s performance, he established his mastery from the start with the cascading phrases of the soloist‘s opening statement. Yet with the clarity of his figuration and the serene aplomb with which he dispatched the work‘s lyricism, Bailey put more than mere vigor into his interpretation.“ - Saint-Saens 1, Indianapolis Symphony, Andrey Boreyko, The Indianapolis Star, July 31, 2010
“Warmth, thoughtfulness and intimacy pervade Zuill Bailey’s remarkable new version of Bach’s Cello Suites...he demolishes the old idea that the Bach Cello Suites have something fusty and academic about them. Not so: In Bailey’s hands, this is music of both profundity and joy.“ - CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Washington Post, May 6, 2010
“The sonata‘s first movement was turbulent, while remaining appropriately balanced, and the slow second movement was poetic rather than sentimental, with Bailey producing a warmly expressive tone on his highest string. Both musicians relished the dancing hemiola figures in the third movement, shifts of the downbeat between duple and triple groupings, and played with impressive bravura and accuracy.“ - Recital w/Orion Weiss, Kennedy Center for WPAS, The Washington Post, May 6, 2010
“From the first notes, this disc commands attention above most others currently available and might be headed for classic status thanks to the combination of vision, temperament, and technique that comes together to great effect...Bailey‘s technique is such that no movement is too intricate for his stylish details.“ - CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 14, 2010
“Bailey‘s mission is to underscore the music‘s brilliance, but he ends up proving his own as well.“ - CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 14, 2010
“Thirty-seven-year-old American cellist Zuill Bailey has made brilliant use of his current contract with Telarc Records to make one of the more impressive collections of the Bach Cello Suites to come along in quite a while.“ - CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Buffalo News, February 7, 2010
“Bailey wasn‘t overly showy as he finessed his way through the famed Elgar Cello Concerto. His demeanor on stage wasn‘t overwrought or grandiose, just low-key intense. Simmering, even.“ - Elgar Concerto, Fresno Philharmonic, The Fresno Bee, November 23, 2009
“With expert bow technique and a genuine emotional sense of the material, cellist Zuill Bailey charged into Elgar’s Cello Concerto Saturday at the William Saroyan Theatre with the Fresno Philharmonic, Theodore Kuchar conducting, and delivered a riveting performance.“ - Elgar Concerto, Fresno Philharmonic, FresnoMusicCritic.com, November 22, 2009
“Violinist Elena Urioste and cellist Zuill Bailey went for drama and fervor in the first movement, lovely expansiveness in the second and rhythmic strength in the third. Bailey took the lead throughout, the deep, rich sound of his 1693 Matteo Goffriller cello permeating the orchestra with burnished tone. “ - Brahms Double, Beethoven Triple, Piotr Gajewski, National Philharmonic, The Washington Post, November 1, 2009
“A bolder, more satisfying account of Beethoven‘s five sonatas for cello and piano is hard to imagine. Zuill Bailey and Simone Dinnerstein make ideal interpreters, celebrating the surprises, heat and tenderness that make each score unique.“ - Beethoven Sonatas on Telarc, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 29, 2009
“Mr. Bailey illuminated the cello‘s substantial part while performing three Beethoven sonatas with pianist Simone Dinnerstein, to celebrate their new Telarc release... Their ardent performance of the third sonata was the highlight of the evening. Mr. Bailey spun out the seductive opening melody with a rich tone...“ - Beethoven Sonatas at Le Poisson Rouge, The New York Times, August 29, 2009
“Few performers speak acceptably from the stage, let alone well; most mumble or shout or pontificate. Bailey spoke well, even charmingly, and without condescension...He then took on the demanding C-Minor suite and played it with aristocratic poise.“ - Bach Cello Suites, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, The New Mexican, July 31, 2009
“Cellist Zuill Bailey‘s playing of the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E Minor (Op. 85) made me reconsider my opinion of Elgar.“ - Elgar Concerto, Portland Symphony, The Maine Sunday Telegram, May 7, 2009
“Zuill Bailey is well on his way to becoming a cello superstar. He certainly has what it takes: amazing technique, impressive musicality and stunning artistry. And his latest CD, which happens to be an all-Russian affair and his first for Telarc, is the perfect showcase for his talents.“ - "Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, The Deseret News, March 14, 2009
“Bailey proves a master of the art by giving us one of the finest readings I have yet heard of this wondrous score!“
- "Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, Audiophile Audition, January 23, 2009
“There‘s no chance of drowsiness with Bailey, whose vigorous and rough-hewn playing style proves a winning tonic for this music, causing you to hear it afresh, and perhaps even to reappraise its merits.“ - "Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, Classics Today, January 22, 2009
“Having Bailey around is an event. Not only is he one of the world’s finest cellists, but he is also well known as a caring human being. The nearly full house at the Koger was treated to a true class act with his performance of Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, a work that demands virtuosity of the highest level and intensely sensitive musicality. Then a relaxing and mesmerizing Nocturne in C-sharp Minor capped the first half of the concert. A grateful house offered an extended ovation.“ - Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, South Carolina Philharmonic, The Free Press, November 19, 2008
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 Saint-Saens 1, Indianapolis Symphony, Andrey Boreyko, The Indianapolis Star (July 31, 2010)
CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Washington Post (May 6, 2010)
Recital w/Orion Weiss, Kennedy Center for WPAS, The Washington Post (May 6, 2010)
CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Philadelphia Inquirer (February 14, 2010)
CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Cleveland Plain Dealer (February 14, 2010)
CD Review, Bach Suites on Telarc, The Buffalo News (February 7, 2010)
Elgar Concerto, Fresno Philharmonic, The Fresno Bee (November 23, 2009)
Elgar Concerto, Fresno Philharmonic, FresnoMusicCritic.com (November 22, 2009)
Brahms Double, Beethoven Triple, Piotr Gajewski, National Philharmonic, The Washington Post (November 1, 2009)
Brahms recital w/Awadagin Pratt, El Paso Times (October 17, 2009)
Beethoven Sonatas on Telarc, The Cleveland Plain Dealer (August 29, 2009)
Beethoven Sonatas at Le Poisson Rouge, The New York Times (August 29, 2009)
Beethoven Sonatas at Ravinia, Chicago Classical Review (August 26, 2009)
Bach Cello Suites, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, The New Mexican (July 31, 2009)
Elgar Concerto, Portland Symphony, The Maine Sunday Telegram (May 7, 2009)
"Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, The Deseret News (March 14, 2009)
"Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, The New Zealand Herald (February 28, 2009)
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variation, Nocturne, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Las Vegas Sun (February 16, 2009)
Saint-Saens Cto. in A Minor, San Luis Obispo Tribune (February 8, 2009)
"Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, Audiophile Audition (January 23, 2009)
"Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, Classics Today (January 22, 2009)
"Russian Masterpieces" CD Review, The San Francisco Sentinel (January 19, 2009)
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, South Carolina Philharmonic, The Free Press (November 19, 2008)
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variation, South Carolina Philharmonic, The State (November 18, 2008)
Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey, Kennedy Center, The Washington Post (November 14, 2008)
Elgar Concerto, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, The Times Herald-Record (November 11, 2008)
The Beethoven Triple, PSB Trio at Santa Barbara Symphony (October 28, 2008)
Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio at the Lied Center, The Lincoln Journal Star (October 19, 2008)
Dvorak Concerto, Roanoke Symphony season opener, The Roanoke Times (October 15, 2008)
Saint-Saens Cto.1, Puerto Rico Symphony, El Nuevo Dia (May 26, 2008)
Dvorak Concerto w/JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony, The Virginian-Pilot (May 4, 2008)
Dvorak Concerto in Lima, Peru, El Comercio (April 18, 2008)
Dvorak Cello Concerto, Minnesota Orchestra (March 27, 2008)
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations, Honolulu Symphony, The Honolulu Advertiser (March 23, 2008)
Dvorak Cto., The Buffalo News (February 17, 2008)
Chamber Music at Napa Valley Symphony, The Napa Valley Register (February 7, 2008)
Recital, The Chicago Tribune (January 15, 2008)
Recital, San Diego Arts (December 4, 2007)
Complete Beethoven Sonatas w/Simone Dinnerstein, RobertaOnTheArts.com (October 27, 2007)
Elgar Concerto, Winston-Salem Journal (September 17, 2007)
Strings, Beethoven Piano and Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1 (September 1, 2007)
The Washington Post (June 4, 2007)
The Macon Telegraph, review of Dvorak Cello Cto. (May 7, 2007)
2007 American Record Guide "Cello Sonatas" CD Review (March 1, 2007)
Gramophone "Cello Sonatas" CD Review (March 1, 2007)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (February 9, 2007)
The Philadelphia Inquirer (November 25, 2006)
The Lexington Herald-Leader (November 18, 2006)
The Washington Post (November 6, 2006)
Waco Tribune-Herald (October 27, 2006)
The State (October 10, 2006)
Omaha-World Herald (April 26, 2006)
The Virginian-Pilot (April 3, 2006)
The Washington Post (March 20, 2006)
Santa Barbara News Press (November 15, 2005)
Arkansas Democrat Gazette (October 23, 2005)
The News & Observer (October 3, 2005)
Journal World (April 4, 2005)
(Trio) Washington Post (March 31, 2005)
Baltimore Sun (February 3, 2005)
The Capital, Annapolis (February 2, 2005)
(Trio) Peninsula Reviews (October 22, 2004)
Modesto Bee (September 29, 2004)
Reno Music Review (March 7, 2004)
Fanfare (November 1, 2003)
Strings Magazine (August 1, 2003)
International Creative Syndicate (July 20, 2003)
Tribune (San Luis Obispo) (February 10, 2003)
(Trio) Santa Barbara News Press (November 6, 2002)
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