Winter Classics in Anchorage: Beethoven Cello Sonatas with Zuill Bailey & Robert Koenig (Sunday)

Beethoven’s complete cello sonatas come to Anchorage. Over one February weekend, Grammy-winning cellist Zuill Bailey and acclaimed Canadian pianist Robert Koenig perform Beethoven’s five sonatas for cello and piano—music that traces the composer’s whole creative life, from the brilliant early sonatas of Op. 5, through the landmark A major Sonata, Op. 69, to the visionary late sonatas of Op. 102. This Sunday afternoon concert at 4:00 PM concludes the cycle. Tickets on sale soon. Program Repertoire to be announced, featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s sonatas for cello and piano in honor of the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death (1827–2027). Zuill Bailey, cello Robert Koenig, piano 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 made him one of the most sought after and active cellists today. Mr. 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. He 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. Mr. 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. He 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.