The Ojai Music Festival has announced programming for its 80th season, with Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, taking place June 11–14, 2026 in Ojai, California.

For this season, there will only be one vocal performance on offer and it so happens to be the grand finale.

On June 14, 2026, soprano Bridget Esler and tenor Eric Finbarr Carey will join forces with internationally-renowned violinist Leila Josefowicz and the Colburn Orchestra, conducted by Salonen for a program that features Salonen’s “Fog,” Ligeti’s Violin Concerto, and Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella.”

Other featured artists at the 2026 Festival include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, cellist Jay Campbell, the Attacca Quartet, the LA Phil New Music Group, the Colburn Orchestra, the L.A. Dance Project, pianists Conor Hanick, John Novacek, Todd Moellenberg, and Aron Kallay, flutist Rose Lombardo, percussionist Jonathan Hepfer, and accordionist Hanzhi Wang.