Community Calendar

The Mosher Guest Artist and winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition shares his favorite American compositions (including his own), film score excerpts, and more.

2026 Grammy Award winners ARKAI offer an exciting program that explores what defines the classical instrument—from originals to covers and acoustic to electric, including songs from their album Brightside.

Celebrated for his “imagination, devotion, and supreme musicianship” (LA Times), Mosher Guest Artist and renowned pianist Jeffrey Kahane shares the stage with friends and colleagues.

Join us in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara for an all-Beethoven celebration of founding member cellist András Fejér in his final performance with the Quartet.

The Music Academy’s Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows perform art songs of their native land, sharing their unique voice and artistic identity.

The Music Academy’s teaching artist roster is unmatched—artists who mentor at the highest level and shine in performance throughout the summer. Teaching Artist Showcases spotlight this extraordinary talent in concert, bringing our influential teaching artists to the stage in chamber music collaborations.

The Festival opens with an orchestral program combining Gershwin’s American classic with Brahms’ Pastoral symphony, led by renowned conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya and performed by tomorrow’s stars.

Hear a kaleidoscope of orchestral works as the Orchestra explores infinite space, performed with awe-inspiring NASA images and footage in HD on the big screen, led by renowned conductor Xian Zhang.

Opera scenes are reimagined by director Paul Curran in a program that cuts to the heart of some of opera’s most beloved repertoire.

Immerse yourself in the genius of celebrated pianist and teaching artist Jeremy Denk in an evening of brilliant performance featuring select piano etudes and Beethoven’s thrilling ”Hammerklavier.”