Each summer, the oldest Slovenian city Ptuj transforms into a global gathering of music artists from around the globe.

About

In fifteen years, the Arsana International Music Festival has presented more than 1.100 events, welcomed 11.000 internationally acclaimed artists representing classical, jazz, ethno, world, rock, and popular music genres through captivating events at the splendid locations of Ptuj’s historic city, attracted more than a half a million visitors from around the globe, and evolved into one of the most renowned and diverse music festivals in Slovenia and the surrounding region of Europe. 

Festival stories have been co-created by renowned artists, such as New York Voices (USA), Take 6 (USA, 10 × Grammy award), Naturally 7 (USA), The Swingles (UK, 5 × Grammy award), Glinka Choir (RUS), Russian Smolny Chamber Choir (RUS), The International Donau Philharmonie (EU), Slovenian Philharmonic (SLO), Big band and Symphonic orchestra RTV Slovenia, Opera SNG Maribor (SLO), Big Band HRT (CRO),  Zagreb Chamber Orchestra (CRO), Chamber Orchestra Novi Sad (SRB), Slovenian Chamber Orchestra (SLO), Ukrainian Youth Orchestra (UKR), Joven Orquesta De Jaen (ESP), Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra (NZ), Allan Kelly gang (IR), Estudiantina Ensemble (CUB), Cubismo (CRO, CUB), Morgan James (USA), Rade Šerbedžija (CR), Stefan Milenkovich (SRB & USA), Federico Colli (ITA), Lovro Pogorelič (CRO), Vladimir Milošević (SRB), Miloš Mihajlović (SRB), Chris Jarret (USA), Edin Karamazov (CRO), Kaliopi (MAK), Vlatko Stefanovski (MAK), Theodossi Spassov (BUL), Josipa Lisac (CRO), Sabina Cvilak (SLO), Perpetuum Jazzile, Alexei Kornienko, Elena Denisova, Milena Arsovska, Nika Gorič, Teo Collori and Momento Cigano (SLO), Renato Chicco (USA, AUT), Marko Črnčec (SLO), Jure Pukl (SLO), Melissa Aldana (USA), Tango Stoy (SLO), APZ University of Primorska CHOIR (SLO), Denise Dantas (BRA), Slavo Rican Assembly (PR, CUB, SLO), and many more.

Essentials

Artistic Director and Festival Director

Mladen Delin

Head of the Organisation and Coordinator

Niko Zagoršek

Contact

E: info@arsana.si
T: +386 (0)59 955 041
Slovenski trg 5,
2250 Ptuj
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