Mayfest artistic directors Xak Bjerken, professor of music in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Miri Yampolsky welcome longtime friends and new collaborators for five world-class concerts May 19-23, featuring works from Mozart to Messiaen and Arensky to Weill.

Invited artists this year include five-time Grammy-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw; and violinist Roi Shiloah, who has performed as soloist with the Berlin Radio Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, among others, such as incoming Cornell faculty member baritone Jean Bernard Cerin, who has already wowed Ithaca audiences.

The opening night performance on Friday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall includes Arensky’s String Quartet in A Minor, Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, and songs by Mahler, Weill, and Blitzstein. Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall features Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G Minor, Faure’s Violin Sonata in A Major, and Schumann’s Trio No. 1.

Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. at Moakley House at the Cornell golf course will include music from Mozart, Schumann, Berg, Mendelssohn, and more. Monday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. is a free evening at Sage Chapel featuring Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Finally, the festival concludes on Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall with Schubert’s Sonatina No. 3, Brahms’ Quartet No. 1, Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, and songs of Rachmaninoff.

Tickets may be purchased online or at the door and are $25 for adults, $5 for students, and free for listeners below the age of 18 with an accompanying adult.