x2 Series Apprentice meets Legend Imagine as an aspiring tennis pro, you get an hour on the court with Venus Williams or Rafael Nadal. Or, as an emerging golf talent, …

UNA NOCHE EN MIRAFLORES A night in Miraflores Multi-grammy winning opera star Ana Maria Martinez and renowned pianist César Cañón present an immersion into Spanish song, culture, and dance performed …

Jeremy Denk performs J.S. Bach's Six Partitas “Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs“ – THE NEW YORK TIMES Academy artist Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, and the Avery Fisher Prize, Denk was recently elected to the American …

Chamber Nights Series UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Long ago, small groups of classical musicians entertained nobility in the elegant salons where they held court. The music was designed for the space – intimate, inviting, elegant in every detail. Today, modern audiences can partake in this experience in a less formal setting, with a series of …

x2 Series Apprentice meets Legend Imagine as an aspiring tennis pro, you get an hour on the court with Venus Williams or Rafael Nadal. Or, as an early career golf talent, hitting the links with Tiger Woods? x2 is the classical music version of this dream – realized before a live audience. This unique series …

Picnic Concert "Savor the nature. Then the music" What could be more delightful than pre-concert picnic in the gorgeous Academy gardens? This series features our most fellow driven music. Fellows choose their own works for the program, put together their own ensembles, and share for your listening pleasure. Bring your own picnic and take a …

Osmo Vänskä conducts Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Holst's The Planets, and a West Coast Premiere This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S. and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back.

Showcase Series Teaching Artists Showcase: Mozart & Rachmaninoff Our brilliant teaching artists pair pianos with unexpected instruments, from oboe, to bass, to cello, to yes, another piano. This concert is in memory of Maria Abondolo

Chamber Nights Series UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Long ago, small groups of classical musicians entertained nobility in the elegant salons where they held court. The music was designed for the space – intimate, inviting, elegant in every detail. Today, modern audiences can partake in this experience in a less formal setting, with a series of …

x2 Series Apprentice meets Legend Imagine as an aspiring tennis pro, you get an hour on the court with Venus Williams or Rafael Nadal. Or, as an emerging golf talent, …

Picnic Concert "Savor the nature. Then the music" What could be more delightful than pre-concert picnic in the gorgeous Academy gardens? This series features our most fellow driven music. Fellows choose their own works for the program, put together their own ensembles, and share for your listening pleasure. Bring your own picnic and take a …

Anthony Parnther conducts featuring Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony & the "Psycho" Suite This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back.

Augustin Hadelich and Jonathan Feldman Celebrity Series Recital Academy teaching artist and Chairman of Juilliard’s collaborative piano department Jonathan Feldman shares the stage with Mosher guest artist Augustin Hadelich – a violinist who has played with virtually every major orchestra in the U.S. and the world. Mosher guest artist generously supported by the Mosher Foundation