Mayfest artistic directors , professor of music in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Miri Yampolsky welcome longtime friends and new collaborators for , featuring works from Mozart to Messiaen and Arensky to Weill.
Violinist Maria Ioudenitch
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 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. 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.
at 3 p.m. at Moakley House at the Cornell golf course will include music from Mozart, Schumann, Berg, Mendelssohn, and more. at 7:30 p.m. is a free evening at Sage Chapel featuring Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Finally, 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.
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.
