The Sitka Music Festival is excited to return to the Anchorage Museum for lunch concerts as part of Alaska Airlines Autumn Classics. Enjoy a captivating performance by Zuill Bailey, Maria Asteriadou and Kurt Nikkanen. Zuill Bailey is a Grammy Award-winning cellist renowned for his emotive performances and extensive repertoire. Kurt Nikkanen is a violinist celebrated for his virtuosic technique and dynamic interpretations. Maria Asteriadou is a pianist known for her exceptional artistry. Included with admission.

Schedule of Events

September 11, 2024

6:00 PM  7:00 pm: Autumn Classics in Sitka: Ravel and Tchaikovsky

Join Grammy-winning Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, along with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and pianist Maria Asteriadou, for an evening of Ravel and Tchaikovsky. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for light refreshments and beverages, followed by music at 6:30 p.m. Experience a sense of community and enjoy exquisite music in the intimate setting of the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall.

Location:
Sitka Music Festival
104 Jeff Davis StreetSitka, Alaska

September 12, 2024

7:00 PM  8:30 PMAutumn Classics in Wasilla: Ravel and Tchaikovsky

Join Grammy-winning Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, along with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and pianist Maria Asteriadou, for an evening of Ravel and Tchaikovsky. This is the Sitka Music Festival's return to Sacred Heart Catholic Church for our second time performing in Wasilla! DIscounts for music students 18 and younger available.

Location:
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
1201 Bogard Road, was, Sitka, Alaska

September 13, 2024

7:00 PM  9:00 PMAutumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 1 - Ravel, Debussy, and Faure

Join Grammy-winning Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, along with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and pianist Maria Asteriadou, for an evening of  Ravel, Debussy, an Fauré. This concert marks the season opening of the Alaska Airlines’ Autumn Classics 2024 at the University of Alaska Anchorage Recital Hall.

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK

September 14, 2024

7:00 PM  9:00 PM: Autumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 2 - Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Join Grammy-winning Artistic Director Zuill Bailey, along with violinist Kurt Nikkanen and pianist Maria Asteriadou, for an evening of  Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. This is teh second subscription concert of Alaska Airlines’ Autumn Classics 2024 at the University of Alaska Anchorage Recital Hall.

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK

September 15, 2024

4:00 PM  6:00 PMAutumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 3 - Natasha Paremski In Recital

Program:

Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57 – Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 34 - Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Selections from 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 - Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka  - Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK, 99508

September 17, 2024

7:00 PM  9:00 PMAutumn Classics in Ketchikan: Zuill Bailey Plays Bach Cello Suites

Join Grammy-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey for an intimate evening of Bach’s Cello Suites in Ketchikan.

September 27, 2024

7:00 PM  9:00 PM: Autumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 4 - Zuill Bailey & Awadagin Pratt

Experience the electrifying duo of Grammy-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey and acclaimed pianist, Awadagin Pratt.

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK, 99508

September 28, 2024

7:00 PM  9:00 PMAutumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 5 - Awadagin Pratt In Recital

Program:

Glassworks, 1.“Opening”  -  Philip Glass   (b. 1937)

Second livre de pieces de clavecin, Ordre sixieme  - François Couperin (1668 - 1733)    

Castillo Interior (arr. for Awadagin Pratt)   -  P?teris Vasks (b. 1946)

Three Character Studies: I. Nocturne for Left Hand Alone   -  Fred Hersch   (b. 1955)  

Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4   - Sergei Rachmaninoff    (1873 - 1943)

Nocturne in B Major, Opus 62, No. 1  - Frédéric Chopin  (1810 – 1849)  

“Intermezzo” from The Nutcracker  - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), arr. M. Pletnev  

Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178  - Franz Liszt (1811 – 1866)

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK, 99508

September 29, 2024

4:00 PM  6:00 PM: Autumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 6 - Zuill Bailey & Awadagin Pratt

Experience the electrifying duo of Grammy-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey and acclaimed pianist, Awadagin Pratt.

Zuill Bailey, cello & Awadagin Pratt, piano

Program:

Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055 – J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)

Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17 – Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)

Quartet for the End of Time: Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus – Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992)

Sonata in A minor, D. 821, “Arpeggione” – Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)

Andante Cantabile, Op. 11 – Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Location:
UAA Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building
3700 Alumni DriveAnchorage, AK, 99508

Date:
September 11-29, 2024

Location:
Sitka Music Festival, 104 Jeff Davis Street, Sitka, AK 99835
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1201 Bogard Road, Sitka, AK 99835
University of Alaska Anchorage Recital Hall, 3700 Alumni Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Holy Name Catholic Church, 433 Jackson Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901

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