Renowned violist, pianist offer Dvořák, Clara Schumann, more

Robert Dan, violist and Bates College’s applied music instructor in viola, and Daniel Epstein, pianist and member of the piano faculties of the Manhattan School of Music and Rutgers University, perform music by Dvořák, Clara Schumann, Scriabin, and Richard Strauss at Bates College at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Admission is free and open to the public, but tickets are required, available at bit.ly/oacbates. For more information, please contact 207-786-6163 or olinarts@bates.edu.

The first half of the concert features the Sonatina Op. 100 by Dvořák; “Drei Domanzen,” Op. 22, by Clara Schumann; and “Fantasie” for piano, Op. 28, by Scriabin.

The remainder of the program comprises two songs by Richard Strauss: “Allerseelen,” Op. 10, No. 8, and “Die Nacht,” Op. 10, No. 3; and the Sonata Op. 18.

Nearly four decades since his celebrated recital debut in 1978 at Alice Tully Hall, Dan remains one of the most sought-after of violists.

Dan, a retired professor of viola at Michigan State University, has appeared extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, including Carnegie Hall, and was described by The New York Times as “a consistently tasteful stylist.” He is a member of the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center, and has been a visiting artist-in-residence at Harvard University.

Epstein is the co-founder and director of the Raphael Trio Chamber Music Workshop in Wilton, N.H. A graduate of the Juilliard School, he received the Kosciusczko Chopin Award, the National Arts Club Prize, and the Prix Alex de Vries.

He has appeared as guest soloist with major symphony orchestras and has given recitals at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y, as well as in major cities around the world.