This is the grand finale of Santa Barbara Symphony's 60th season celebration! Written for orchestra, mixed choir, two soloists, organ, plus brass and percussion ensembles, this symphony of superlatives will take your breath away.

Larry Rachleff returns to transform, in just six days, 100 Instrumental Fellows – newly arrived at the Music Academy from all over the globe – into an impressive and cohesive ensemble. The Music Academy’s Summer Festival Orchestra Series opens with three early 20th century works that possess wide ranging musical character and emotional content.

Opening with an exhilarating, tropicalized fandango, the illustrious music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra delves into two symphonic masterworks.

The busy American conductor Tito Muñoz is Music Director of the Opéra National de Lorraine, Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy, and New York City’s Ensemble LPR (Les Poisson Rouge).

Mozart’s legendary genius is on full display in The Magic Flute, his final and most beguiling opera. Simultaneously profound and whimsical, this metaphysical fairytale dazzles on every level.

On the podium for the Music Academy of the West’s Summer Festival finale is James Gaffigan, chief conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.

The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra has attracted much attention in recent years, recognized with awards including a Grammy® Award for the recordings of Sibelius’ cantatas. The head of a musical dynasty, Neeme Järvi is one of today’s most respected maestros.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.

Acknowledged as one of the United Kingdom’s most prodigious orchestras, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys an international reputation for bringing audiences worldwide first-class performances and the highest possible standards of music-making across a diverse range of musical repertoire.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.

The Bahia Orchestra Project is a pioneer initiative in Brazil modeled on the Venezuelan “El Sistema.” These amazing young musicians are transforming the lives of hundreds of children through their gift of teaching symphonic orchestra instruments.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.

Sir Neville Marriner founded the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in 1958. More than fifty years on, the Academy is firmly established as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras and, according to The Times (London), “As you travel round the globe, the Academy’s name has an aura possessed by no other British orchestra.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is reinventing the concept of a 21st-century orchestra under the vibrant leadership of Gustavo Dudamel. Now in its 94th season, the Philharmonic is recognized as one of the world’soutstanding orchestras and is received enthusiastically by audiences and critics alike.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT.