Why this year’s Ojai Music Festival was one of the best

Photo: Timothy Teague

“The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments. At its best, the event is a musical wilderness, like no other festival of its caliber. The audience goes on a walk in the woods, with nature calling for discovery.”

June 12th, 2025
by Mark Swed