The Ojai Music Festival Represents an Ideal of Adventurous, Open-minded and Open-hearted Programming in the Most Beautiful and Welcoming of Settings, With Audiences and Artists to Match Its Aspirations. Founded in 1947, the Festival Remains a Hallmark for Groundbreaking Musical Experiences With a Narrative Thread Guided by a Different Music Director. These Annual Directors Are More Than Conductors, Composers, Soloists, or Musicians. They Are Musical Thinkers Who Approach Their Craft With Creativity and Responsibility to the Present Day.
For the 78th Festival - June 6 to 9, 2024 - Mitsuko Uchida Takes the Helm as Music Director
Schedule:
8:00am - 8:45am - Morning Meditation
Ljubinka Kulisic, Accordion
Music of John Cage
Free and Open to the Public
Location: Chaparral Auditorium
10:00am - 11:15am - Sunday Morning Concert
Alexi Kenney, Violin
Jay Campbell, Cello
Ljubinka Kulisic, Accordion
Sae Hashimoto, Percussion
Brentano String Quartet
Location: Libbey Bowl
11:30am - 12:00pm - Ojai Chats: Ljubinka Kulisic, Sae Hashimoto, & John Schaefer
In-depth Conversation With Accordionist Ljubinka Kulisic, Percussionist Sae Hashimoto, and Host John Schaefer of WQXR’s New Sounds.
Location: Libbey Park
1:00pm - 2:00pm - California Coffee Break
Refresh Your Senses With This Tasting That Features Three Exceptional Coffees Grown on Farms in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Blue Bottle Coffee Founder, and Former Professional Clarinetist, James Freeman Will Guide the Tasting With Help From Jay Ruskey, Whose Frinj Coffee is Behind the Burgeoning California-grown Coffee Movement.
Location: Ojai Festival Lounge
2:30pm - 3:20pm - Kafka Fragments
Location: Greenberg Center
4:00pm - 4:45pm - Community Event
Location: Libbey Park
5:30pm - 7:30pm - Finale Concert
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano and Director
José Maria Blumenschein, Concertmaster and Leader
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Location: Libbey Bowl
Date: June 6-9, 2024
