Zuill Bailey, cello, with Natasha Paremski, piano - Playbill 02/28/24

February 28, 2024 | 7:30 PM

PHOTO CREDIT: LISA MARIE MAZZUCCO

Thank You

THIS ENGAGEMENT OF

ZUILL BAILEY, CELLO

IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF Dewitt Fund for the Arts

THANKS TO OUR 2023 -2024 MODLIN ARTS PRESENTS SEASON SPONSORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Louis S. Booth Arts Fund

E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Cultural Affairs Committee

Department of Music, University of Richmond

A. Dale Mayo Fund

Virginia B. Modlin Endowment

H. Gerald Quigg Arts Endowment Clinton Webb Fund

Norman and Gay Leahy

William and Pamela O’Connor

Welcome

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2023-2024 SEASON!

At Modlin Center for the Arts, we are committed to providing the University of Richmond campus and our broader community with the best in diverse, thought-provoking, and captivating performances. Each season is cultivated with our attention to showcasing artists who provide insight into our shared humanity. At the University of Richmond, we pledge to you—our patrons and partners, on campus and in our region—that the arts will provide broad access to rich voices, creative passion, and unforgettable experiences.

Modlin is more than our presenting series. We operate as the home for our academic partners within the School of Arts & Sciences, providing spaces for conversation, connection, and collaboration across disciplines. Explore the full range of opportunities from the Department of Music, Department of Theatre & Dance, and University Museums. Don’t miss the extensive calendar of FREE concerts, performances, and exhibits, and make plans to join us.

I hope that you will also consider a contribution to the Modlin Center for the Arts. Your backing is a vital endorsement of the value that Modlin contributes to our cultural landscape. We are deeply grateful to have you include Modlin in your cultural investments. Thank you for being a valued member of our community of the arts. I look forward to seeing you at Modlin performances in 2023-24 and to hearing what moves you this year!

Paul Brohan, Executive Director

MODLIN ARTS

2023/24 Calendar

FALL

 P Ticketed: Paid

 F Free: Tickets/Registration Required

 F Free: No Tickets/Registration Required

 Modlin Arts Presents

 Department of Theatre and Dance

 Department of Music

 University Museums

 Tucker Boatwright Festival

AUGUST 2023

Queer Pioneers: LGBTQ+ History Through the Photographs of Robert Giard

On view 28 Aug - 8 Dec   F

Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection

On view 28 Aug - 8 Dec   F

Crystals: Minerals from the Collection

On view through 4 May   F

Therefore I Am: Portraits from the Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center

On view through 30 Jun   F

SEPTEMBER

David Esleck Trio

Thu 7 Sep 7:30pm   F

Marty Stuart

Thu 14 Sep 7:30pm   P

Volcano Theatre, Book of Life

Sat 23 Sep 7:30pm   P

We All Break & Leyla McCalla

Thu 28 Sep 7:30pm   P

Family Weekend Concert

Fri 29 Sep 7:30pm   F

OCTOBER

Rhiannon Giddens & The Legendary Ingramettes

Sun 1 Oct 7pm   P

White Pearl

Thu-Sat 5-7 Oct 7:30pm

Sun 8 Oct 2pm   F

Company SBB // Stephanie Batten Bland, Embarqued: Stories of Soil

Fri Oct 6 7:30pm   P

The Acting Company, Odyssey

Wed 11 Oct 7:30pm   P

Sankai Juku, KŌSA–between two mirrors

Thu 19 Oct 7:30pm   P

Davison Plays Davison

Fri 20 Oct 7:30pm   F

13th Annual Celebration of Dance @ UR!

Sat 21 Oct 7:30pm   F

Family Arts Day:

Barefoot Puppet Theatre, New Squid on the Block

Sun 22 Oct 1pm-4pm   P

Kenny Barron Voyage Trio

Wed 25 Oct 7:30pm   P

Inon Barnatan, Alisa Weilerstein & James Ehnes, Swan Song, The Schubert Project

Fri 27 Oct 7:30pm   P

Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale

Sun 29 Oct 3pm   F

NOVEMBER

ShoutHouse

Fri 3 Nov 7:30pm   P

Jazz & Contemporary Combos

Wed 8 Nov 7:30pm   F

J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano

Thu 9 Nov 7:30pm   P

Terence Blanchard, Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Sun 12 Nov 7:30pm   P

Sky Hopinka: Masterclass and Film Screening

Mon-Wed 13–15 Nov   F

Popular Music Ensemble

Tue 14 Nov 7:30pm   F

Jazz Ensembles: Little Big Band with Black & White

Wed 15 Nov 7:30pm   F

Kiara Vigil: Keynote Lecture

Thu 16 Nov 4:30pm   F

Fairview

Thu-Sat 16-18 Nov 7:30pm

Sat 18 - Sun 19 Nov 2pm   F

Global Sounds

Sun 19 Nov 3pm   F

UR Wind Ensemble

Mon 20 Nov 7:30pm   F

Canadian Brass, Holiday Show

Wed 29 Nov 7:30pm   P

DECEMBER

50th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols

Sun 3 Dec 5pm, 8pm   F

Chamber Ensembles

Mon 4 Dec 7:30pm   F

University Symphony Orchestra Wed 6 Dec 7:30pm   F

MODLIN ARTS

2023/24 Calendar

SPRING

 P Ticketed: Paid

 F Free: Tickets/Registration Required

 F Free: No Tickets/Registration Required

 Modlin Arts Presents

 Department of Theatre and Dance

 Department of Music

 University Museums

 Tucker Boatwright Festival

JANUARY 2024

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Max Roach Centennial

Thu 25 Jan 7:30pm   P

Richard Becker Piano Concert

Wed 31 Jan 7:30pm   F

FEBRUARY

Hamid Rahmanian, Song of the North

Fri 2 Feb 7:30pm   P

Paul Hanson Piano Concert

Sun 4 Feb 3pm   F

Layale Chaker & Sarafand, with Kinan Azmeh

Fri 16 Feb 7:30pm   P

Emily Riggs, soprano

Sun 18 Feb 3:00   F

Zuill Bailey, Cello

Wed 28 Feb 7:30pm   P

Yiman Wang: Keynote Lecture

Tue 20 Feb 12pm   F

Alexa Joubin: Keynote Lecture

Thu 22 Feb 12pm   F

MARCH

MOVING | BODIES

BODIES | MOVING

University Dancers

39th Annual Concert

Fri-Sat 1-2 Mar 7:30pm

Sun 3 Mar 2pm

Doris Wylee-Becker

Piano Concert

Sun 3 Mar 3pm   F

Richmond Piano Trio

Mon 4 Mar 7:30pm   F

Martha Graham

Dance Company

Fri 22 Mar 7:30pm   P

Brad Mehldau, Piano   P

Sun 24 Mar 7:30pm

Chris Thile, Mandolin

Wed 27 Mar 7:30pm   P

APRIL

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Fri 5 Apr 7:30pm   P

UR Wind Ensemble

Mon 8 Apr 7:30pm   F

UR Jazz & Contemporary Combos

Thu 11 Apr 7:30pm   F

Natu Camara

Fri 12 Apr 7:30pm   P

Schola Cantorum & Women’s Chorale

Sun 14 Apr 3pm   F

Popular Music Ensemble

Tue 16 Apr 7:30pm   F

UR Symphony Orchestra

Wed 17 Apr 7:30pm   F

Everybody

18-20 Apr 7:30pm 21 Apr 2pm   F

Danish String Quartet

Sat 20 Apr 7:30pm   P

Global Sounds

Sun 21 Apr 3pm   F

UR Chamber Ensembles

Mon 22 Apr 7:30pm   F

Cuban Spectacular

Thu 25 Apr 7:30pm   F

MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS

ZUILL BAILEY, cello

NATASHA PAREMSKI, piano

PROGRAM

Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 (1845 - 1846) Frédéric Chopin

1. Allegro moderato (1810 - 1849)

2. Scherzo, Trio

3. Largo

4. Finale. Allegro

Introduction and Polonaise brillante Frédéric Chopin in C major, Op. 3 (1829 - 1830) (1810 - 1849)

INTERMISSION

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (1915) Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943)

Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 (1901) Sergei Rachmaninoff

1. Lento - Allegro moderato (1873 - 1943)

2. Allegro scherzando

3. Andante

4. Allegro mosso

Tonight’s performance will run approximately 90 minutes, including intermission.

PHOTO COURTESY OF COLBERT ARTIST MGMT

ZUILL BAILEY, Cello

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.

Bailey has been featured in 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 premiere 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.

PHOTO CREDIT: DAN PELLE

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.

NATASHA PEREMSKI, Piano

With her consistently striking and dynamic performances, pianist Natasha Paremski reveals astounding virtuosity and profound interpretations. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and a powerful, flawless technique.

A passionate chamber musician, Natasha is a regular recital partner of Grammy winning cellist Zuill Bailey, with whom she has recorded a number of CDs. Their Britten album on Telarc debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Chart, remaining there for a number of weeks, in addition to being featured on The New York Times Playlist. She has been a guest of many chamber music festivals such as Jeffrey Kahane’s Green Music Center ChamberFest, the Lockenhaus, Toronto, Sitka Summer Music, and Cape Cod Chamber Music festivals to name a few.

With a strong focus on new music, Natasha’s growing repertoire reflects an artistic maturity beyond her years. In the 2010-11 season, she played the world premiere of a sonata written for her by Gabriel Kahane, which was also included in her solo album.

Natasha continues to extend her performance activity and range beyond the traditional concert hall. In December 2008, she was the featured pianist in choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s Danses Concertantes at New York’s Joyce Theater. She was featured in a major two-part film for BBC Television on the life and work of Tchaikovsky, shot on location in St. Petersburg, performing excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto and other works. In the winter of 2007, Natasha participated along with Simon Keenlyside in the filming of Twin Spirits, a project starring Sting and Trudie

Styler that explores the music and writing of Robert and Clara Schumann, which was released on DVD. She has performed in the project live several times with the co-creators in New York and the U.K., directed by John Caird, the original director/adaptor of the musical Les Misérables.

Natasha began her piano studies at the age of four with Nina Malikova at Moscow’s Andreyev School of Music. She then studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Music before moving to New York to study with Pavlina Dokovska at Mannes College of Music, from which she graduated in 2007. Natasha made her professional debut at age nine with El Camino Youth Symphony in California. At the age of fifteen she debuted with Los Angeles Philharmonic and recorded two discs with Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.

Born in Moscow, Natasha moved to the United States at the age of eight, becoming a U.S. citizen shortly thereafter, and is now based in New York City where she is Artistic Director of the New York Piano Society, a nonprofit organization that supports pianists whose professions lie outside of music.

For more information visit https://natashaparemski.com.

PHOTO CREDIT: CLARENCE CHAN

Modlin Arts Presents

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY

Fri 22 Mar 2024

Alice Jepson Theatre

The legendary Martha Graham Dance Company presents a new collaboration by choreographer Jamar Roberts and composer Rhiannon Giddens.

SOLD OUT

BRAD MEHLDAU, PIANO

Sun 24 Mar 2024

Camp Concert Hall

Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau offers improvisation full of surprise and wonder, conmplemented by a rigorous appreciation of the formal architecture of music.

CHRIS THILE, MANDOLIN

Wed 27 Mar 2024

Camp Concert Hall

Chris Thile is known for his virtuosic playing and innovative approach to bluegrass and acoustic music. The mandolinist, singer, and songwriter performs Bach partitas, rock covers, and everything in between.

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