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. The 72nd edition of the Ljubljana Festival will run from 20 June until 3 September, when it will end with a gala concert by the extraordinary pianist Martha Argerich. Highlights of the season will include concerts by world-famous orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra, the ADDA Simfònica Alicante, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Filarmonica della Scala, and brilliant world-renowned soloists and conductors.
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