Archive 2024

GAŠPER POPRIJAN, tuba
TEJA UDOVIČ KOVAČIČ, accordion

7th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

JELENA PEJIĆ, violin (Serbia)
VICTOR TEODOSIEV, horn (Bulgaria)

8th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

KIARA JANKO, accordion
ANTON SOTOŠEK, trombone

9th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

Press Conference, 15. 2.
Opening and 2nd concert of the 7th Winter Festival

KAI-MIN CHANG, piano
SOPHIE MARIN-DEGOR, soprano
ANNALISA STROPPA, mezzo-soprano
CELSO ALBELO, tenor
PAUL ARMIN EDELMANN, bass
Conductor: YAN PASCAL TORTELIER

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orcehstra
Mixed Choir of Glasbena matica Ljubljana
Artistic director: Sebastjan Vrhovnik
Choir preparation: Jakov Milutinović
Choir Preparation: Ana Erčulj
Virtuosi Festival Choir
Artistic director: Bojan Suđić
Academy of Music Chamber Choir
Choir Preparation: Sebastjan Vrhovnik

OLGA KULCHYNSKA, soprano
GAËLLE ARQUEZ, mezzo-soprano
FRANCESCO DEMURO, tenor
RICCARDO ZANELLATO, bass
Conductor: ROBERTO ABBADO

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Megaron Chamber Choir

OLGA KERN, piano

LIDIA RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ, vocal
VICENTE CAMPOS, trumpet
Conductor: JOSEP PLANELLS SCHIAFFINO

Ensemble Dissonance

MAXIM VENGEROV, violin
VAG PAPIAN, piano

ROK ZALETEL ČERNOŠ, violin
Conductor: ŽIVA PLOJ PERŠUH

Slovene Youth Orchestra

LUKA OVČJAK, euphonium
MIA KRISTAN, percussion

10th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

ŽAN PEČENIK, euphonium
BLAŽ KOZJEK, trombone

11th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

THE BOLD DUO

KEVIN RHODES, piano
TADEJ KENIG, clarinet

IMPRESSIONS

Exhibition by Blaž Vehovar
Curator: dr. Nelida Nemec

Presentation of the 72nd Ljubljana Festival Programme

JAVORNIK NOVAK DUO
OPIFEX STRING QUARTET

12th Concert of the 31st International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

TATIANA HAJZUŠOVÁ, soprano
JIŘÍ RAJNIŠ, baritone
ADRIANA MAGDOVSKI, piano

Concert by the Embassy of Czech Republic

Press Conference, 15. 4. 2024
38th Slovenian Music Days

Presentation of the 72nd Ljubljana Festival Programme, 16. 4. 2024
Zagreb

LALITA SVETE, violin
LOVORKA NEMEŠ DULAR, piano
NINA PREŠIČEK LAZNIK, piano
TOMAŽ SEVŠEK, organ
Conductor: DAVORIN MORI
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

MUSICAL INTERPRETATION: BETWEEN THE ARTISTIC AND THE SCIENTIFIC

International Musicological Symposium

MARTA SESAR, flute
GEA PANTNER VOLFLAND, viola
MAJA ROME, viola
IGOR MITROVIĆ, cello
IGOR DEKLEVA, piano
ANŽE RUPNIK, piano
IZIDOR ERAZEM GRAFENAUER, guitar
TIM JURKOVIČ, guitar
URŠKA KRIŽNIK ZUPAN, harp
TAJDA KRAJNC, zither

Night of Slovene Composers

MUSICAL INTERPRETATION: BETWEEN THE ARTISTIC AND THE SCIENTIFIC

International Student Symposium

CLARIPIANO DUO

Concert Atelier of the Society of Slovene Composers

STRING QUARTET OF THE CARPE ARTEM COLLECTIVE

THE ART OF SONG CYCLE

Aleksandra Radovanović, soprano
Gregor Ravnik, tenor
Igor Vićentić, piano

LANA TROTOVŠEK, violin
Conductor: STEVEN LOY
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Presentation of the 72nd Ljubljana Festival Programme, 25. 4. 2024
Klagenfurt

Presentation of the 72nd Ljubljana Festival Programme, 6. 5. 2024
Trieste

Press Conference, 7. 5. 2024

Arturo O'Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Margareth Menezes
Chick Corea Symphony Tribute Ritmo
Spanish Nights
Zappa Day in Ljubljana

Press Conference, 4 June 2024

Summer Night
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca, opera
Zbog sebe, zbog tebe, zbog drugih - Rade Šerbedžija
Arturo O'Farrill & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Margareth Menezes

SUMMER NIGHT – DITKA, ALENKA & NECA

Tribute to unforgettable songs by Ditka Haberl, Alenka Pinterič and Neca Falk

RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & BIG BAND
RTV SLOVENIA YOUTH CHOIR
PATRIK GREBLO, musical director and conductor
Soloists: NINA STRNAD, NUŠKA DRAŠČEK, DARJA ŠVAJGER, NUŠA DERENDA, EVA HREN, LARA JANKOVIČ, ANIKA HORVAT, LARA BARUCA, SAŠA LEŠNJEK, ZALA SMOLNIKAR ZÁLI, ANDRAŽ HRIBAR, OTO PESTNER
Host: MARIO GALUNIČ

LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL ON THE LJUBLJANICA

Giacomo Puccini: TOSCA, opera

PIER FRANCESCO MAESTRINI, director
SIMON KREČIČ, conductor

Floria Tosca: REBEKA LOKAR
Mario Cavaradossi: JONATHAN TETELMAN
Baron Scarpia: ŽELJKO LUČIĆ

SNG Maribor Opera and Ballet

Mikis Theodorakis: ZORBA THE GREEK, ballet

Drama ballet based on the novel The Life and Times of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis

LORCA MASSINE, choreographer
SIMON ROBINSON, conductor

SNG Maribor Ballet

ZBOG SEBE, ZBOG TEBE, ZBOG DRUGIH
RADE ŠERBEDŽIJA

Because of Me, Because of You, Because of the Others

ZAPADNI KOLODVOR

VASIL HADŽIMANOV, keyboards
MIROSLAV TADIĆ, guitar
YVETTE HOLZWARTH, violin, vocal
Guest: JURE IVANUŠIČ, voice

ARTURO O’FARRILL & AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Jazz Concert of the Year

Press Conference, 1 July 2024

Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus, ballet
XXVII. International Arts Colony
Margareth Menezes

Aram Khachaturian: SPARTACUS, ballet

Ballet spectacle

YURY GRIGOROVICH, choreographer and librettist
ABZAL MUKHTIDIN, conductor

Spartacus: BAKHTIYAR ADAMZHAN
Crassus: ARMAN URAZOV
Phrygia: MADINA UNERBAYEVA
Aegina: AIGERIM BEKETAYEVA

THE STATE OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE ASTANA OPERA
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Aram Khachaturian: SPARTACUS, ballet

Ballet spectacle

YURY GRIGOROVICH, choreographer and librettist
ABZAL MUKHTIDIN, conductor

Spartacus: BAKHTIYAR ADAMZHAN
Crassus: ARMAN URAZOV
Phrygia: MADINA UNERBAYEVA
Aegina: AIGERIM BEKETAYEVA

THE STATE OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE ASTANA OPERA
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

CONCERTO BUDAPEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ANDRÁS KELLER, conductor
MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano

All four Rachmaninoff's Piano Concertos

CONCERTO BUDAPEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ALEXEI KORNIENKO, conductor
MIKHAIL PLETNEV, piano

All four Rachmaninoff's Piano Concertos

Press Conference, 5 July

A Solitude Sorrounded by Other Solitudes
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Gala Concert with Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Concert at the 40th Anniversary of bassoonist Zoran Mitev

A SOLITUDE SURROUNDED BY OTHER SOLITUDES

Theatre-dance performance

MAŠA KAGAO KNEZ, concept, director and choreographer

XXVII. INTERNATIONAL ARTS COLONY

Tomo Vran, selector

1st Workshop: COLOURFUL CARDBOARD MASKS

LITTLE ARTS COLONY

SEONGNAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
NANSE GUM, conductor
MARIA SOLOZOBOVA, violin
MIN JIO, haegeum

Giuseppe Verdi: IL TROVATORE, opera

ZUBIN MEHTA, conductor
CESARE LIEVI, original production director
STEFANIA GRAZIOLI, revival director

Il Conte di Luna: LEON KIM
Leonora: CAROLINA LOPEZ MORENO
Manrico: MATTEO DESOLE

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

2nd Workshop: STAMPS

ORCHESTRA DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO
ZUBIN MEHTA, conductor
LANA TROTOVŠEK, violin

3rd Workshop: CARDBOARD ROLL ANIMALS

Giuseppe Verdi: IL TROVATORE, opera

ZUBIN MEHTA, conductor
CESARE LIEVI, original production director
STEFANIA GRAZIOLI, revival director

Il Conte di Luna: LEON KIM
Leonora: CAROLINA LOPEZ MORENO
Manrico: MATTEO DESOLE

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

4th Workshop: FOIL SCULPTURES

Press Conference, 11 July

The Bodyguard

EXHIBITION OF CREATED WORKS

OPENING OF THE XXVII. INTERNATIONAL ARTS COLONY EXHBITION

THE BODYGUARD, musical

MYKAL RAND, director and choreographer

THE BODYGUARD, musical

MYKAL RAND, director and choreographer

THE BODYGUARD, musical

MYKAL RAND, director and choreographer

THE BODYGUARD, musical

MYKAL RAND, director and choreographer

THE BODYGUARD, musical

MYKAL RAND, director and choreographer

WROCŁAW BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
ANDRZEJ KOSENDIAK, conductor
ALICIA AMO, soprano

MARGARETH MENEZES

MÚSICA POPULAR BRASILEIRA
Brasilian Afropop / Bahia

ORCHESTRA SINFONICA DEL CONSERVATORIO VINCENZO BELLINI DI CATANIA
EPIFANIO COMIS, conductor
SERENA SÁENZ, soprano

Catania Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory Symphonic Orchestra

Press Conference, 23 July

Ritmo. The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute
Spanish Nights
Zappa Day in Ljubljana

RITMO. THE CHICK COREA SYMPHONY TRIBUTE

Show created by Josep Vicent with arrangements by Emilio Solla

ADDA SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE (ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra)
JOSEP VICENT, conductor
PAQUITO D'RIVERA clarinet, saxophone

SPANISH NIGHTS

ADDA SIMFÒNICA ALICANTE (ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra)
JOSEP VICENT, conductor
FABIO FURIA, bandoneon

OLVO-Band

Street Concert in the City Center

VIRGINIE VANTYGHEM, conductor

LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL MASTERCLASSES 2024

BRANIMIR SLOKAR, artistic director

MARTINA JANKOVÁ, soprano
CHRISTOPH BERNER, piano

LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL MASTERCLASSES STUDENTS’ CONCERTS 2024

Press Conference, 29 July

Ljubljana Festival Masterclasses 2024
Ningbo Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème

NINGBO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JI YU, conductor
YUANCHUN YU, pipa

LATICA HONDA-ROSENBERG, violin
LANA TROTOVŠEK, violin
FELIX RENGGLI, flute
THOMAS HABERLAH, piano
EVGENY SINAISKI, piano

VIVA VIVALDI!

ENSEMBLE DISSONANCE

BENJAMIN ZIERVOGEL, violin
BORIS BIZJAK, flute

CLAUDI ARIMANY, flute
EDUARD SÁNCHEZ, flute
PEDRO RODRÍGUEZ, piano

DUETTISSIMO

DALIA DĖDINSKAITĖ, violin
GLEB PYŠNIAK, cello

JENS-PETER MAINTZ, cello
HARTMUT ROHDE, viola
RICK STOTIJN, double bass
OLE KRISTIAN DAHL, bassoon
RIE SHIMADA, piano
KEN NAKASAKO, piano
ZSUZSA BÁLINT, piano
NAOKO SONODA, piano

TAMÁS ÉRDI, piano

ENSEMBLE.SI

MATIC KUDER, clarinet
MARKO ZUPAN, flute
LUKA MITEV, bassoon
ANDREJ ŽUST, horn
MARTINA FILJAK, piano

EMANUEL ABBÜHL, oboe
REINHOLD FRIEDRICH, trumpet
RADOVAN VLATKOVIĆ, horn
ERIKO TAKEZAWA, piano
KIMIKO IMANI, piano
DANIJEL DETONI, piano

Giacomo Puccini: LA BOHÈME, concert version

GEORGE PEHLIVANIAN, conductor (acts 1, 3 and 4)
TILEN DRAKSLER, CAROLINA CEREZO DÁVILA, conductors (act 2)

Pehlivanian Opera Academy

LJUBLJANA-VIENNA

4SAXESS ENSEMBLE

MOJCA BITENC, soprano
GABRIEL LIPUŠ, baritone
PETRA KOVAČIČ, violin

GARY LEVINSON AND FRIENDS

GARY LEVINSON, violin
ANTON ILYUNIN, violin
MICHAEL KLOTZ, viola
ADAM SAVAGE, viola
INBAL SEGEV, cello
ANI AZNAVOORIAN, cello

IN DUET

NUŠKA DRAŠČEK, mezzo-soprano
MARKO HATLAK, accordion

ROCOCO VARIATIONS

STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC
STEVEN LOY, conductor
BERNARDO BRIZANI, cello

HOMMAGE À FRANČIŠEK SMERDU: SIXTY YEARS LATER

Curator: dr. NELIDA NEMEC

Press Conference, 19 August

Zappa Day in Ljubljana
Gala of the World Ballet Stars
Slovene Youth Orchestra
Oto Pestner & "My Ladies"
Bossa de Novo & Cesar Camargo Mariano

ZAPPA DAY IN LJUBLJANA

ENSEMBLE DISSONANCE
JONATHAN STOCKHAMMER, conductor
VLATKO STEFANOVSKI, solo guitar
BLAŽ ŠEF, voice

WORLD STARS OF BALLET GALA

Svetlana Zakharova, Artemy Belyakov, Ksenia Ovsyanick, Dinu Tamazlacaru, Diana Kosyreva, Dmitry Smilevski, Tatyjana Melnyik, Motomi Kiyota, Kristina Kretova, Igor Tsvirko

ŽIVA PLOJ PERŠUH, conductor
SLOVENE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
LAURI PORRA, electric bass guitar

Marcel Štefančič, moderator

AN EVENING OF MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS

SOFIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
NATIONAL CHOIR OF SOFIA PHILHARMONIC
NAYDEN TODOROV, conductor

OTO PESTNER & “MY LADIES”

With a special musical surprise

RTV SLOVENIA BIG BAND
LOJZE KRAJNČAN, conductor

BOSSA DE NOVO & CESAR CAMARGO MARIANO, piano

Premiere performance of the songs from the new album

COMMITTED TO STEPS
MISSION: SMOG-HUNTER

JANA KOVAČ VALDÉS, director and choreographer

RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
OKSANA LYNIV, conductor
JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ, tenor

Concert of Opera Arias

Sir ANTONIO PAPPANO, conductor
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
VILDE FRANG, violin

Press Conference, 29 August

London Symphony Orchestra
Uroš Perić & RTV Slovenia with International Guests
Vlado Kreslin

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KAUNAS STATE CHOIR
Sir ANTONIO PAPPANO, conductor
BRUCE LIU, piano

Winner of the Chopin Competition Warsaw 2021

UROŠ PERIĆ & RTV SLOVENIA BIG BAND WITH INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

LOJZE KRAJNČAN, conductor

CYNTHIA SCOTT, guest
BRAD LEALI, guest
CONNOR SELBY, guest

VLADO KRESLIN

MALI BOGOVI & BELTINŠKA BANDA
Guests:
MASAYAH
AJDINA KRESLIN
DONNA MARINA MARTENSSON
NINA GVARDJANČIČ

Press Conference, 2 September

FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA
RICCARDO CHAILLY, conductor

La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra

SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
CHARLES DUTOIT, conductor
MARTHA ARGERICH, piano

CONCERT AT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BASSOONIST ZORAN MITEV

ZORAN MITEV, bassoon

ENSEMBLE DISSONANCE

KAI-MIN CHANG, piano (Taiwan, China)
HINA KHUONG-HUU, violin (France, Japan, USA)

1st Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

KUAN-WEI CHEN, piano (Taiwan, China)
AD ASTRA PIANO TRIO

2nd Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

EMPIRO DUO
AJA URLEP, harp

3rd Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 3 SISTERS REMIX, theatre performance

IVICA BULJAN, director
Ljubljana Festival, Teater TIVOLI

The Grey Wolf on a Picnic

Opera and Ballet at School

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 3 SISTERS REMIX, theatre performance

IVICA BULJAN, director
Ljubljana Festival, Teater TIVOLI

FILIP KAUCH, piano (Poland)
IVAN PETRENKO, piano (Ukraine)

4th Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL

ORFEO DUO (Spain)
QUELLA VITA QUINTET (Spain)

5th Concert of the International Young Virtuosi Cycle

BELLINI JAZZ COMBO

1st Concert by Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini di Catania

MANCA KOSMAČ, viola
NEŽA HOMŠAK, violoncello

6th Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 3 SISTERS REMIX, theatre performance

IVICA BULJAN, director
Ljubljana Festival, Teater TIVOLI

LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 2024

1st Christmas Concert: Kranj Music School

MOZART’S FLUTE QUARTETS

2nd Concert by Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini di Catania

MANJA SLAK, violin
PIA RENER, double bass

7th Concert of the International Music Cycle Young Virtuosi

2nd Christmas Concert: Vrhnika Music School