2027 Virtual Ojai Talks

Our favorite pre-Festival tradition returns with our Virtual Ojai Talks. At Virtual Talks, 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!


Carla Kihlstedt and Timo Andres

WED December 2 | 5:30PM PT | on Zoom

Join Artistic and Executive Director Teddy Abrams for our first Virtual Talk with 2027 Festival composer-artists Carla Kihlstedt and Timo Andres. The conversation will explore their creative processes, their return to Ojai, and their world premieres featuring 2027 Music Director Chris Thile. We invite you to hear how these new works will expand the mandolin repertoire and help shape the 2027 Festival.

Carla Kihlstedt‘s last Ojai Festival appearance was in 2016 with Music Director Peter Sellars. Timo Andres last appeared in Ojai for the 75th Festival held in September 2021 with John Adams as Music Director.


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