Join us for a curated journey, where music is the adventure, with the characteristic Ojai mix of new and old, familiar and unfamiliar, in the company of remarkable artists who bring vitality, freshness, and a sense of discovery to all that they do. Scroll down to view the 2024 Schedule.
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THU 06|06
3:00PM OJAI TALKS
Ojai Presbyterian Church
Two-part session with Music Director Mitsuko Uchida and featured artists, hosted by Ara Guzelimian and John Schaefer of WQXR New Sounds.
Automatically included in 4-Day Libbey Bowl Passes.
6:30PM MUSICAL POP-UP
Libbey Park Gazebo
To start the Festival evening, enjoy a performance by harpist Julie Smith Phillips.
8:00PM OPENING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Brentano String Quartet | Mitsuko Uchida, piano | Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
HAYDN String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3 (“Bird”)
SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
MOZART Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 10
This will be a live stream broadcast available on the evening of the performance on our website.
FRI 06|07
8:00AM OJAI DAWNS
Zalk Theater, Besant Hill School
Jay Campbell, cello | Sae Hashimoto, percussion | Ljubinka Kulisic, accordion
GIUSEPPE COLOMBI Ciaccona
KAIJA SAARIAHO Dreaming Chaconne
HELMUT LACHENMANN Interieur I
HELMUT LACHENMANN Toccatina
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA In Croce
10:00AM MORNING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Julie Smith Phillips, harp | Jay Campbell, cello | Sae Hashimoto, percussion | Naomi Shaham, double bass | Brentano String Quartet
KAIJA SAARIAHO Fall
HELMUT LACHENMANN Pression
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Five Etudes
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 5
This will be a live stream broadcast available on our website.
11:30AM OJAI CHATS
Libbey Park Gazebo
Jay Campbell with host John Schaefer of WNYC/New Sounds
3:30PM SHIFTING GROUND
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School
Alexi Kenney, violin
Xuan, visual artist
A unique program for solo violin and video projections juxtaposing Baroque works by Bach and Matteis with recent music by Kaija Saariaho, Angélica Negrón, Paul Wiancko, and Salina Fisher. Produced in collaboration with the Baryshnikov Arts, New York.
6:00PM OJAI CHATS
Libbey Park Gazebo
Alexi Kenney and Xuan with host John Schaefer of WNYC/New Sounds
8:00PM EVENING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director
José Maria Blumenschein, concertmaster and leader
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
STRAVINSKY Fanfare for a New Theater
WEBERN Five Movements for Strings, Op. 5
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
MOZART Piano Concerto in E flat, K. 482
This will be a live stream broadcast available on the evening of the performance on our website.
SAT 06|08
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E Ojai Ave
Jay Campbell, cello
Catherine Lamb The Additive Arrow for cello and live electronics
10:00AM MORNING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Ljubinka Kulisic, accordion | Rick Stotijn, double bass | Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
JOHN ZORN Road Runner
MISSY MAZZOLI Dark with Excessive Bright
JOHN ADAMS Shaker Loops
This will be a live stream broadcast available on our website.
11:30AM OJAI CHATS
Libbey Park Gazebo
Rick Stotjin with host John Schaefer of WNYC/New Sounds
3:30PM SHIFTING GROUND
(repeat performance)
Greenberg Center, Ojai Valley School
Alexi Kenney, violin
Xuan, visual artist
A unique program for solo violin and video projections juxtaposing Baroque works by Bach and Matteis with recent music by Kaija Saariaho, Angélica Negrón, Paul Wiancko and Salina Fisher. Produced in collaboration with the Baryshnikov Arts, New York.
6:00PM OJAI CHATS
Libbey Park Gazebo
Aliisa Neige Barrière with host John Schaefer of WNYC/New Sounds
8:00PM EVENING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director | José Maria Blumenschein, concertmaster and leader | Aliisa Neige Barrière, conductor | Vicente Alberola, clarinet
DEBUSSY (arr. Benno SACHS) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
KAIJA SAARIAHO Lichtbogen
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Elegy (from kínēma)
MOZART Piano Concerto in B flat, K. 595
This will be a live stream broadcast available on the evening of the performance on our website.
SUN 06|09
8:00AM MORNING MEDITATION
Chaparral Auditorium, 414 E Ojai Ave
Ljubinka Kulisic, accordion
Music of John Cage
10:00AM MORNING CONCERT
Libbey Bowl
Alexi Kenney, violin | Sae Hashimoto, percussion | Ljubinka Kulisic, accordion | Brentano String Quartet
BIBER Passacaglia for solo violin
KAIJA SAARIAHO Six Japanese Gardens
HAYDN From The Seven Last Words of Christ
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA In Croce
This will be a live stream broadcast available on our website.
11:30AM OJAI CHATS
Libbey Park Gazebo
Ljubinka Kulisic and Sae Hashimoto with host John Schaefer of WNYC/New Sounds
2:30PM KAFKA FRAGMENTS
Greenberg Activity Center
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano| Alexi Kenney, violin
KURTÁG Kafka Fragments
Kurtág’s eloquent setting of fragments from Kafka’s diaries weaves together singer and violinist into a deeply personal dialogue, a reflection on life’s joys, trials and the “dances of time.”
4:00PM COMMUNITY & FAMILY EVENT
Libbey Park Gazebo
First, enjoy the Instrument Petting Zoo hosted by the Ojai Music Festival’s BRAVO education program at 3pm, then join us for a free concert featuring members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra!
5:30PM FINALE
Libbey Bowl
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director | José Maria Blumenschein, concertmaster and leader |
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
HAYDN Symphony No. 46 in B major
JÖRG WIDMANN Chorale Quartet
MOZART Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453
This will be a live stream broadcast available on the evening of the performance on our website.
Programs and artists are subject to change.