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- UNFORGETTABLE SPECTACLES OF THE 72nd LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL23 April 2024[PRESS RELEASE - LJUBLJANA, 23 APRIL 2024] The Ljubljana Festival announces a summer of cultural superlatives and extraordinary experiences The 72nd Ljubljana Festival, which runs from 20 June to 3...
- Announcing the 71st Ljubljana Festival3 May 2023The Ljubljana Festival will again be hosting great orchestras and outstanding soloists. This year's seventy-first festival will feature world-class chamber and symphony concerts, ballet, opera...
- 70th Ljubljana Festival20 July 2022This year’s jubilee 70th Ljubljana Festival, with a vast programme of more than 80 different events, is already in full swing. The diverse cultural events ensure that in the summer months Ljubljana...
- LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL: CANKARJEV DOM TO BE FILLED WITH BIG NAMES THIS SUMMER1 July 2022This year’s jubilee 70th Ljubljana Festival, with a vast programme of more than 80 different events, is already in full swing. As is traditional, the festival began in Congress Square, this year...
- Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition to start in 202327 April 2022[PRESS RELEASE - LJUBLJANA, 15 APRIL 2022] Next year Festival Ljubljana will host its first international piano competition, to be held from 25 February until 4 March 2023. Its artistic director is...
- 70-YEAR JUBILEE OF LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL 28 March 2022[PRESS RELEASE - LJUBLJANA, MARCH 2022] Ljubljana Festival is celebrating its 70-year jubilee. In a year marked by the 150th anniversary of the birth of architect Jože Plečnik, the main venue...
- FESTIVAL LJUBLJANA MASTERCLASSES 20222 March 2022As part of the jubilee 70th Ljubljana Festival, Festival Ljubljana is organising Masterclasses for the fifth year running, which will be held between 25 July and 8 August 2022 at the Ljubljana Academy...
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 69th LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL2 June 2021[PRESS RELEASE, LJUBLJANA, JUNE 2021]ANNOUNCING THE 69th LJUBLJANA FESTIVALFestival Ljubljana is proud to announce a programme packed with world-renowned international performers and domestic stars...
- Ljubljana Festival 202012 June 2020[Press Release, Ljubljana, 2 June 2020]ANNOUNCING THE 68th LJUBLJANA FESTIVALIn 2020 the Ljubljana Festival reaches its sixty-eighth edition. At last the time has come for art to return to...
- Festival Ljubljana presents the 4th Winter Festival22 October 2019Press Release, Ljubljana, 10 October 2019THE 4TH WINTER FESTIVAL: HOMMAGE À LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Festival Ljubljana presents the Winter Festival that will take place from 2 to...
- Summer in the company of top artists11 September 2019The summer draws to a close and with it the 67th edition of the Ljubljana Festival, which offered a rich variety of genres and the company of renowned foreign and local artists. The festival summer...
- La Traviata with a Timeless Love Story 23 August 2019Ever since its premiere in 1853, La Traviata has been one of the most frequently performed of all operas. The reason for this is the enduring appeal of its timeless love story and its rich,...
- Literary-Inspired Russian Musicals12 August 2019Each year, the Ljubljana Festival dedicates part of its August programme to musicals. In previous years, we enjoyed some of the greatest hits of this lighter genre. However, musicals should not be...
- Ljubljana Festival26 July 2019CHAMBER CONCERTS OF THE 67TH LJUBLJANA FESTIVALThe Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra is preparing a concert with the acclaimed mandolinist Avi Avital. Winner of the prestigious Aviv...
- Ljubljana Festival opens with Aida2 July 2019Summer has officially begun, and with it the 67th Ljubljana Festival, consisting of nearly a hundred evenings of culture between now and 5 September. Last night the Festival opened with an eagerly...
- Ljubljana Festival - At the heart of your cultural experience28 June 2019Every 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. This year’s 67th...
- MASTERCLASSES OF LJUBLJANA FESTIVAL19 February 2019With its top-quality cultural content, Festival Ljubljana not only cultivates and educates, raises cultural awareness and contributes to general knowledge, but also provides experiences that broaden...
- Ljubljana Festival: Let February Be Filled With Music, 2-6 February 201919 November 2018This February the Ljubljana Festival is holding the third edition of its Winter Festival. Between 2 and 6 February 2019 the Winter Festival will bring world-renowned musicians to the Grand Hotel Union...
- EFA members invite DiscoverEU young travellers8 August 2018DiscoverEU is an initiative of the European Union to give 20,000 young people the opportunity to travel around Europe in the year they turn 18, in the hope to enable them to better...
- Ljubljana Festival kicks off another month of festivities2 August 2018The 66th Ljubljana Festival (under the patronage of the Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Mr Zoran Janković) is going into its second half with a cycle of chamber concerts that will enrich...
- Ljubljana festival – cultural hub at the heart of your summer cultural experience 21 May 2018This year's 66th Ljubljana Festival runs from 28 June to 3 September and will once again feature ballet, opera and theatre performances, musicals, chamber and symphonic concerts, the International...
- Celebaration of Slovenian Music29 March 2018Slovenian Music Days combines contemporary musical creativity and interpretation, building on the foundations of Slovenia's musical heritage. At the same time it encourages reflection and the search...
- A Winter Music Festival Featuring World-Famous Names15 January 2018Ljubljana Festival is the oldest, largest and most important festival in Slovenia. Since 1953 it has been a highly popular part of the summer holidays for residents and tourists. With its...
- Ljubljana Festival: Maestro Valery Gergiev receives Slovenian Silver Order of Merit14 September 2017Extract of a press release from Ljubljana Festival, September 2017Slovenian President Borut Pahor has conferred the Silver Order of Merit on Maestro Valery Gergiev. A world-renowned conductor, Maestro...
- Press release - Closing of the 65th Ljubljana Festival5 September 2017Extract of the press release from Ljubljana FestivalClosing of the 65th Ljubljana FestivalThere is no question that this year's jubilee festival summer was an unforgettable and hugely successful...
- Ljubljana Festival - cultural hub at the heart of your summer cultural experience24 July 2017Ljubljana Festival 65th edition opened at the end of June and has amazing events happening all over the summer.The varied and interesting programme of this year's Ljubljana Festival continues in...
- Chinese Festival and/or Cultural Manager? Apply by 20 August for the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers, Shanghai, 17 – 23 October 201723 July 2017A unique platform of international cultural exchange In the framework of The EU-China High Level People to People Dialogue between the European Commission and the People’s...
- Festival Ljubljana opening 26 June 2017A summer tinged with culture awaits us once again in the Slovenian capital as the Ljubljana Festival brings an array of world-famous names to the city for its jubilee 65th edition. The festival opens...
- Ljubljana Festival – Cultural Hub: September Highlight24 August 2016In September the Polish tenor Piotr Beczała brings all the atmosphere of opera to the Ljubljana Festival. The end of the summer will also feature two remarkable dance events. The SNG Opera &...
- Ljubljana Festival – Cultural Hub: August Highlights29 July 2016In August the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra visits Ljubljana with conductor Gianandrea Noseda. We will also be hosting an acclaimed soloist, the violinist Sergej Krylov, accompanied by the...
- Ljubljana Festival and Batumi MusicFest presented their 2016 programmes in Brussels9 February 2016Today, on 9 February at the European House for Culture in Brussels, Ljubljana Festival and Batumi MusicFest presented their 2016 programmes. Colleagues from the cultural sector and policy...
- Ljubljana Festival 2015: At the heart of your summer experience 22 June 2015The Slovenian capital is gearing up for a long, hot and colourful summer, jam packed with cultural events. The 63rd Ljubljana Festival – the oldest and most important festival in the region –...
- Darko Brlek about being a festival manager, artist, and cultural network president 10 March 2015In 1992, Darko Brlek became the youngest artistic director of the Ljubljana Festival, taking over as executive director of the country's most important cultural festival in 1995. He became Vice...
- 62nd Ljubljana Festival opens with Carmina Burana1 July 2014The 62nd edition of the Ljubljana Festival, featuring a highly diverse and exciting programme, will run between 1 July and 1 September this summer. Five concerts in Ljubljana’s Congress Square...
- The centre of experiences: 61st Ljubljana Festival kicks off today27 June 2013The 61st Ljubljana Festival begins on 27 June 2013 at the picturesque Congress Square with a project that will unite different artists and art forms. To appear there as soon as the next day, is the...
- Ljubljana Festival: Orchestra Academy and Master Classes in Slovenia5 July 2012The Ljubljana Festival is delighted to inform about the BRANIMIR SLOKAR ACADEMY – Orchestra Academy (Maribor International Orchestra 2012) and Master Classes in Slovenia. The Orchestra Academy is...
- Sir Simon Rattle patron of next Music Masters on Air atelier in Ljubljana20 June 2012From 20 to 23 June 2012, the next atelier of the collaboration project MusMA – Music Masters on Air is organised in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The project brings together some of the most influential...
- Festival Ljubljana 2012: celebrating 60th anniversary4 January 2012The Festival Ljubljana is in full preparation of its 60th anniversary, which will be celebrated in 2012. The celebration will start with the opening of the festival on 20 June in Cankarjev dom,...
- MusMA for Franz Liszt28 July 2011Festival Ljubljana supports young Slovene artists and pays tribute to the great Franz Liszt Festival Ljubljana is a proud supporter of the international project Music Masters on Air, or MusMA,...
- Festival Ljubljana: A tribute to the great Franz Liszt28 July 2011Festival Ljubljana supports young Slovene artists and pays tribute to the great Franz Liszt Festival Ljubljana is a proud supporter of the international project Music Masters on Air, or MusMA,...
- Festival Ljubljana invites for concert on 3 July celebrating Slovenia’s 20th anniversary28 June 2011Slovenia and Croatia are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the states. During those 20 years, Slovenia realised its long dreams and successfully paved its way into the European...
- Festival Ljubljana 2011 ultimate events – tickets already available2 May 2011For the 59th time, Festival Ljubljana has done its best to make the summer at the Slovenian capital a memorable cultural treat. This year's festival will open on July 3 with more than 1000...
- Press conferences of Ljubljana Festival 2009 in Zagreb, Vienna and Trieste29 May 2009A series of press conferences for the presentation of the programme of the Ljubljana Festival 2009 took place in May in Zagreb, Vienna and Trieste. The programme of Ljubljana Festival has been...
- Press conference at the presentation of the programme for the Ljubljana Festival 200919 May 2009At a press conference held at the Ljubljana Town Hall on 9 April, the Ljubljana Festival presented the events of the 2009 Summer Festival, along with the accompanying programme and the principal...