1. 2024 Ojai Music Festival: A Magical Musical Journey

This season on OJAICast, we have one very special episode where Emily Praetorius gets to talk in-depth with Artistic and Executive Director Ara Guzelimian about what magic is in store for us at the 2024 Ojai Music Festival (June 6-9). From Mozart to Schoenberg and Haydn to Gubaidulina, we take a musical tour of the Festival programming with some extra insights into Music Director Mitsuko Uchida’s close connections with the fabulous roster of musicians joining her this year.

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K.453 - 3. Allegretto
Performed by Mitsuko Uchida and the English Chamber Orchestra with Jeffrey Tate

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482 - I. Allegro
Performed by Mitsuko Uchida and the English Chamber Orchestra with Jeffrey Tate

Sophia Gubaidulina: Five Etudes for Harp, Double Bass and Percussion
Performed Christina Rozhkova, Alexander Suslin and Mark Pekarsky

Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 6. Sehr langsam
Performed by Mitsuko Uchida

Sophia Gubaidulina: In Croce
Performed by Maria Kliegel and Elsbeth Moser

Helmut Lachenmann: Interieur
Performed by Sae Hashimoto

Kaija Saariaho: Lichtbogen
Performed by Avanti Chamber Orchestra

György Kurtág: Kafka Fragments - No. 19
Performed by Ah Young Hong and Patricia Kopatchinskaja

John Zorn: Road Runner
Performed by Frode Haltli

Haydn: Symphony No. 46 in B Major, Hob.I:46 - 4. Finale. Presto e scherzando
Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K.453 - 3. Allegretto
Performed by Mitsuko Uchida and the English Chamber Orchestra with Jeffrey Tate

Emily Praetorius, host and producer
Louis Ng, recording engineer

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