2027 Festival Preliminary Details

The Ojai Music Festival team is working behind the scenes to announce the schedule for the 2027 Festival, slated for June 10-13. In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek of what to expect at the 2027 Festival, with Chris Thile at the helm as Music Director.

  • Nine World Premieres of Ojai-commissioned works
  • Multiple new works add to the mandolin repertoire
  • Featured throughout the Festival are works by Caroline Adelaide Shaw, Béla Bartók, Gérard Grisey, Edgar Meyer, Carla Kihlstedt, Gabriel Kahane, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Timo Andres, among others
  • Robust offerings in addition to music, such as films, discussions, musical pop-ups, gatherings, moments of respite, and family-friendly programming

Chris Thile’s varied musical interests are represented by the programming of some of his favorite contemporary and classical composers: Grisey, Thomas Adès, and Andrew Norman sit comfortably with Bach, Bartok, and Beethoven as a musical world unfolds throughout the Festival.

Teddy Abrams, Ojai Festival Artistic and Executive Director