Cellist Zuill Bailey to Headline Paris Celebration in Santa Barbara Symphony Season Finale

— The Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, will bring its 2016-17 season to a memorable close with a festive celebration of Paris featuring Grammy Award-winning cellist Zuill Bailey at the Granada Theatre on May 13 and 14. In addition to Saint-Saëns’ dramatic first Cello Concerto, the program will include Mozart’s grandly charming Symphony No. 31 “Paris,” Liszt’s Les preludes, and George Gershwin’s richly evocative An American in Paris. Concert times are 8 pm on Saturday, May 13, and 3 pm on Sunday, May 14. Tickets are now available.

“We are delighted to highlight these four composers’ storied ties to the City of Lights,” said Maestro Kabaretti, now in his 11^th season as the Santa Barbara Symphony’s music director. “Soloist Zuill Bailey has had a long, fruitful relationship with the Santa Barbara Symphony, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him on hand for these concerts. A fitting conclusion to a spectacular season!”