LEWISTON — Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexandre Tharaud will perform at Bates College Wednesday, March 10. Their program will include Franz Schubert’s Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano and sonatas by J.S. Bach, Debussy and Poulenc.

 Resembling a bowed guitar, the arpeggione was popular in the early 19th century. Schubert’s sonata, composed in 1824, is the only substantial piece of music for the instrument. Today, the cello is generally used for the arpeggione part.

 Queyras and Tharaud’s recording of the piece was released by Harmonia Mundi France in October 2006, on a disc also including music by Webern and Berg. The recording’s success brought the pair numerous performance opportunities at venues, including Frankfurt’s Alte-Oper and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The album was an “Editor’s Choice” in Gramophone and a “Chamber Music Choice” in the BBC Music Magazine.

Queyras has appeared as a soloist with orchestras around the world and performed at Carnegie Hall with Concerto Köln in March 2004. A professor at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart, Germany, he plays a cello made by Gioffredo Cappa in 1696.

Tharaud has performed with leading orchestras across Europe and in Asia. His recordings for Harmonia Mundi have received critical acclaim. He graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and started his international career in earnest by winning second prize at the ARD Competition in Munich. Tharaud is resident artist at the Opéra de Rouen.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Tickets are $12, $6 for seniors and students. They are available at www.batestickets.com. For more information, call 786-6135 or e-mail [email protected].