The main activity of Festival Ljubljana is the organisation and running of the international summer festival, which serves to place the Slovenian capital city on the map of globally important cultural and arts venues during the summer months. Every summer the Ljubljana Festival makes an important contribution to the cultural life of Ljubljana with a carefully selected programme covering a wide variety of genres, including ballet, opera and theatrical productions, musicals, chamber and symphony concerts, the International Art Colony, master classes, children’s and youth workshops, Ljubljana Festival on the River Ljubljanica and much more. During this time the Križanke complex redesigned by Plečnik, Kongresni trg square and the stages of other Ljubljana cultural institutions host more than 4,000 artistes from more than 40 countries, and each year events draw an audience of more than 60,000 people.
August
Monday
Beethoven’s violin sonatas- I.
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Maria Canyigueral, piano
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Tuesday
Beethoven’s violin sonatas – II.
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Maria Canyigueral, piano
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Wednesday
Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra
László G. Horváth, concertmaster and solo violin
8.30 pm
Slovenian Philharmonic
August
Thursday
Beethoven’s violin sonatas – III.
Lana Trotovšek, violin
Maria Canyigueral, piano
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Monday
Aïghetta Quartet
François Szonyi, Alexandre Del Fa, Philippe Loli, Olivier Fautrat, guitars
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Tuesday
Duo Claripiano
Dušan Sodja, clarinet
Tatjana Kaučič, piano
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Wednesday
8.00 pm
Knights' Hall, Križanke
August
Monday
Concert of Opera Arias
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Yusif Eyvazov, tenor
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Michelangelo Mazza, conductor
8.30 pm
Congress Square
August
18. August - 20. September 2020
HOMMAGE À JOŽE POHLEN : FIFTEEN YEARS LATER
Sculpture Exhibition 18. 8. - 20. 9. 2020
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Križanke Atrium
August
Thursday
G. Verdi: NABUCCO, opera
Opera ensemble of the Slovenian National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana
Riccardo Zanellato, bass
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
8.30 pm
Congress Square
August
Wednesday
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Jochen Rieder, conductor
8.30 pm
Congress Square
August
Thursday
Euripides: ALCESTIS
Marin Držić Theatre
Livija Pandur, stage director
8.30 pm
Križanke Foyer
August
Saturday
Carousel
Slovene National Youth Orchestra
Živa Ploj Peršuh, conductor
8.30 pm
Congress Square
August
Sunday
La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor
Soloist: Alessandro Taverna, piano
8.30 pm
Cankarjev dom, Gallus Hall