Yuja Wang & Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Available now with a series purchase via Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Single tickets on sale Tuesday, August 19 at 10 AM.

“This is one of those orchestras in which all are stars.” The Guardian (U.K.)

“No one can generate the roof-raising power from a Steinway that she does.” San Francisco Classical Voice on Yuja Wang

Yuja Wang is a “once-in-a-lifetime type of performer.” The Observer

Fresh off her electrifying 2025 duo tour with Víkingur Ólafsson, superstar pianist Yuja Wang returns to Arts & Lectures to conduct the Santa Barbara debut of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard. This distinctive collaboration represents another daring artistic move for Yuja Wang, who thus asserts a new level of creative leadership. For the MCO, already widely known for its lauded partnerships with pianists, Wang’s involvement magnifies the focus of international attention. Expect 19th- and 20th-century masterworks delivered with symphonic intensity and crystalline chamber…