LEWISTON — Pianist Duncan Cumming, a Bates College alumnus, will return to his alma mater with violinist Hilary Cumming, his wife, to perform works of Schubert, Brahms and Dvorák on Friday, Oct. 2.

The program also includes “Duo,” a composition by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music at Bates.
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Admission is free, but tickets are required. For ticket reservations or more information, contact 786-6135 or [email protected].
Cumming, a Maine native, graduated with highest honors from Bates in 1993. He has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the United States and Europe. In 2009, he received a grant to record music of Mozart and Weber on Weber’s own 1812 Brodmann fortepiano.

Also this year, Cumming’s book, “The Fountain of Youth: The Artistry of Frank Glazer” was published. It is a portrait of the Bates artist-in-residence, an internationally renowned pianist, who taught Cumming.

Cumming received a master’s degree in 1996 from the New England Conservatory, and in 2003 earned a doctorate from Boston University. He is a member of the faculties of Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute and the University at Albany.

Hilary Cumming studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has performed worldwide. An adjunct professor of violin at the University at Albany, her most recent CD recording was made in August 2008 with the Musicians of the Old Post Road and is available from Meridien Records.

The Cummings, along with cellist Sölen Dikener, make up the Capital Piano Trio, the ensemble in residence at the University at Albany.