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SUMMARY:Viano Quartet | Zuill Bailey\, cello
DESCRIPTION:The award-winning Viano Quartet joins Festival favorite and GRAMMY-Award winning cellist Zuill Bailey for a night of chamber music synergy.   \nProgram (to last approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with intermission included) \nCapriccio from Four Pieces\, Op. 81 by Felix Mendelssohn \nString Quartet in D Major\, Op. 44 No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn \nIntermission \nString Quintet in C Major\, D. 956 Franz Schubert \n  \nViano Quartet \nPraised for their “virtuosity\, visceral expression\, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe)\, the Viano Quartet are among the most sought-after young ensembles today and recipients of the 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Since winning First Prize at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition\, they have performed in major cities including New York\, London\, Berlin\, Paris\, Hong Kong\, Beijing\, Toronto\, and Los Angeles. They are currently members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program (2024–2027). \nHighlights of their 2024–25 season include their Alice Tully Hall debut\, opening CMS’s season\, and their David Geffen Hall debut with Sir Stephen Hough for the world premiere of his new piano quintet. Other appearances include Wolf Trap\, Northwestern University\, MoCA Westport\, and chamber music series in Dallas\, Salt Lake City\, and Carmel. In Canada\, they will perform in Toronto\, Kingston\, and Vancouver\, collaborating with guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. As Music in the Morning’s inaugural June Goldsmith Quartet-in-Residence\, they will return to Vancouver in March for performances and community engagement. \nCommitted to education\, the Viano Quartet has taught at Music@Menlo\, SUNY Buffalo\, the Colburn Academy\, and Duke University\, among others. This season includes an extended residency at the University of Victoria. Previous residencies include the Curtis Institute\, Colburn Conservatory\, and SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. \nTheir collaborators include Emanuel Ax\, Inon Barnatan\, James Ehnes\, Marc-André Hamelin\, Bridget Kibbey\, and Elisso Virsaladze. Their debut album\, Portraits (Curtis Label)\, features works by Schubert\, Price\, Tchaikovsky\, and Ginastera. \nBefore their Banff win\, the quartet earned top prizes at the Wigmore Hall\, Osaka\, Fischoff\, ENKOR\, and Yellow Springs competitions. They studied under members of the Dover\, Guarneri\, and Tokyo Quartets. \nThe name “Viano” symbolizes the unity of the four string instruments\, playing together like one instrument—like a piano. \nZuill Bailey \n\nZuill 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 made him one of the most sought after and active cellists today. \nMr. Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras and music festivals worldwide.  He won the Best Solo Performance Grammy Award in 2017\, for his recording of  Michael Daugherty’s “Tales of Hemingway\,” with the Nashville Symphony led by Giancarlo Guerrero.  His extensive discography includes his newest release – the world premier recording of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Cello Concerto with the Santa Rosa Symphony. In 2021 he released his second recording of the Bach Cello Suites for PS Audio’s Octave Records label\, recorded and mixed in stereo and multichannel sound. \nHe appeared in a recurring role on the HBO series “Oz\,” and has been heard on NPR’s “Morning Edition\,” “Tiny Desk Concert\,” “Performance Today\,” “Saint Paul Sunday\,” BBC’s  “In Tune\,” XM Radio’s “Live from Studio II\,” Sirius Satellite Radio’s “Virtuoso Voices\,” and his latest disc of Bach Suites was the disc of the week on Sirius’ Symphony Hall. \n\n\nMr. Bailey received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Peabody Conservatory where he was named the 2014 Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumni\, and received a Master’s Degree from the Juilliard School.  He performs on the “rosette” 1693 Matteo Gofriller Cello formerly owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. \nHe is the Artistic Director of El Paso Pro-Musica (Texas)\, the Sitka Summer Music Festival/Series and Cello Seminar\, (Alaska)\, Juneau Jazz and Classics\, (Alaska)\, the Northwest Bach Festival (Washington)\,  Classical Inside Out Series- Mesa Arts Center (Arizona) and is Director of the Center for Arts Entrepreneurship and Professor of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso.
URL:https://aicmf.org/event/viano_bailey/
LOCATION:Amelia Plantation Chapel\, 36 Bowman Rd\, Fernandina Beach\, FL\, 32034\, United States
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SUMMARY:David Finckel\, cello | Wu Han\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han—Artistic Directors of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center—bring their visionary artistry to Amelia Plantation Chapel\, one of the Festival’s most acoustically stunning venues.  \nProgram (subject to change) \nThis program will last approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours. \nBach: Adagio BWV 974\nBach:  Sonata No.1 in G major for Viola da gamba & keyboard\, BWV102\nBeethoven:  Sonata in A-Major\, Op. 69 \n15-Minute Intermission \nDebussy: Clair de lune\nRavel:  Habanera\nBritten: Sonata in C \nDavid Finckel and Wu Han \nCellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han\, honored as Musical America’s Musicians of the Year\, stand among today’s most distinguished figures in classical music. Their multi-faceted musical lives encompass world-class performances\, acclaimed recordings and visionary artistic direction. From the stages of New York to the premier concert halls across the United States\, Europe and Asia\, they have captivated audiences globally. Their repertoire spans the classical canon for cello and piano\, includes commissioned works from contemporary composers\, and covers virtually the entire chamber music literature for their instruments. As artistic directors for prominent arts organizations\, they collaboratively curate more than 300 concerts each year. \nIn 1997\, David Finckel and Wu Han founded ArtistLed\, the first internet-based\, artist-controlled classical recording label. With a catalog of over 20 releases\, ArtistLed showcases both the standard cello and piano repertoire\, and new works composed for the duo by George Tsontakis\, Gabriela Lena Frank\, Bruce Adolphe\, Lera Auerbach\, Edwin Finckel\, Augusta Read Thomas\, and Pierre Jalbert. \nSince 2004\, David Finckel and Wu Han have served as Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)\, the largest presenter and producer of chamber music in the world. As the longest-serving artistic directors in CMS’s history\, they have expanded the organization’s reach\, drawing more people to chamber music through its performances\, education programs\, and recording/broadcast activities than any other organization of its kind. In recent seasons\, they conceived and produced over 270 digital events\, sustaining chamber music communities across the country during the pandemic lockdown. \nAs founders and Artistic Directors of Silicon Valley’s Music@Menlo since 2002\, David Finckel and Wu Han have established the festival as a model of innovative thematic programming and educational excellence\, earning international acclaim. Music@Menlo’s exclusive recording label\, Music@Menlo LIVE\, has released over 130 audiophile-quality CDs to date. \nPassionately dedicated to education for musicians of all ages and experience\, the duo was instrumental in transforming the CMS Two Program into today’s Bowers Program\, which admits exceptional young musicians to the CMS roster for a term of three seasons. They also lead the Chamber Music Institute at Music@Menlo\, where each summer\, around forty young musicians are immersed in the festival’s multi-faceted fabric of the festival. The duo had the privilege of serving as faculty members of the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Encounters in Israel\, New York and Japan. Additionally\, the Resource section of their website (davidfinckelandwuhan.com/resource) offers free\, comprehensive guidance for students on studying music and building careers\, as well as invaluable insights for arts organizations and individuals on all aspects of concert presenting. \nBorn in Taiwan\, Wu Han came to the United States as a graduate student\, where her exceptional talent quickly garnered the attention of noted musicians. She was mentored by legendary pianists Lilian Kallir\, Menahem Pressler\, and Rudolf Serkin\, thriving at the Marlboro and Aspen Music Festivals before winning the prestigious Andrew Wolf Award. Wu Han currently serves as Artistic Advisor for Wolf Trap’s Chamber Music at the Barns series and for Palm Beach’s Society of the Four Arts\, and in 2022\, she was appointed Artistic Director of La Musica in Sarasota\, Florida. \nDavid Finckel was raised in New Jersey\, where he spent his teenage years winning numerous competitions\, among them the Philadelphia Orchestra’s junior and senior divisions\, leading to two performances with the orchestra. The first American student of Mstislav Rostropovich\, he later became the cellist of the Emerson String Quartet\, where his 34-season tenure earned the ensemble nine Grammy Awards and the Avery Fisher Prize. David Finckel is also a professor and chamber music at both The Juilliard School and Stony Brook University. \nDavid Finckel and Wu Han married in 1985 and divide their time between touring and residences in New York City and Westchester County.
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LOCATION:Amelia Plantation Chapel\, 36 Bowman Rd\, Fernandina Beach\, FL\, 32034\, United States
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