2026 Virtual Ojai Talks

John Adams with conducting baton

Our favorite pre-Festival tradition returns with our Virtual Ojai Talks where we get an inside look at the creative process with Festival composers, artists, innovators, and musical thinkers. Virtual Talks are free and open to the musically curious!


Composer/conductor John Adams
WED December 10 @ 5:30PM PT on Zoom

In celebration of the Ojai Festival’s Eight Decades of Discovery, Creativity, and Community, we welcome back John Adams as our special guest for our Virtual Ojai Talks. With Ara, John will share some of his favorite Festival memories as both composer and conductor, as we look forward to hearing his music at the 2026 Festival led by their good friend Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Virtual Ojai Talks are free and open to the public. Please let us know if you would like to attend!


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