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                                                                            individual event organisers           7 Feb - 18 May     27 Mar - 19 May    28 Mar - 27 Apr    3 - 12 Apr         27 Apr
                                                                            Prepress: Prajs d.o.o.                The transparent    13th Slovenian     Orto Fest 2019     Slovene Musical   Lenny Kravitz
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Schedule:               1 April-30 September:                               appearing in the calendar.            1,700-year-old                        scope of           classical music   instrumentalist,
                                                                                                                                     the Biennial
                        every Friday at 3 pm                                                                      transparent blue                      its musical        composed by       record
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Duration:               3.5 hours
                                                                                                                  found buried       generations        P. 5               Slovenian         actor in one
Starting                Slovenian Tourist Information                                                             next to the        of illustrators                       composers         of the most
Point:                  Centre (STIC)                                                                             woman at the       employing                             and performed     popular rock
                                                                            Committed to caring for the           centre of the      diverse artistic                      by renowned       musicians of our
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Festivals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Festivals

                                                                                  Jože Kotar - clarinet                           Emilia Štembal - treble; Elizabeta            20th Orto Fest - International Club Festival is an ambitious festival with a wide
    Slovene Musical Days                                                          RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra                 Čebular - treble; Neža Vasle - soprano;       ranging scope of its musical programme. It takes place in Orto Bar, a legendary
    3 - 12 Apr and 17 Apr, various locations                                      Mojca Lavrenčič - conductor                     Anea Mercedes Anžlovar - soprano;             bar for rock aficionados. Even though rock music is its predominant sound, the
                                                                                  5 Apr, 19:30                                    Urška Plešivčnik - soprano ; Rok              festival also offers pop(-rock), metal, hip hop acts. Traditional club festival has so
                                                                                  Slovenian Philharmonic Hall                     Ferenčak - tenor; Krištof Koležnik -          far hosted more than 500 bands and performers from different parts of Slovenia
                                                                                  Programme: F. Lo Pinto / D. Škerl / L.          baritone; Tilen Udovič - baritone; Jaka       and some from abroad. This year edition of this unique festival will feature more
                                                                                  Firšt / P. Šivic / D. Gnezda / P. Ramovš /      Mihelač - baritone                            than 30 domestic and foreign bands.
                                                                                  M. Bonin                                        Tadej Podobnik - piano                        www.orto-bar.com
                                                                                                                                  11 Apr, 19:30
                                                                                  Lara Šalamon - flute; Jože Kotar -
                                                                                                                                  Križanke
                                                                                  clarinet; Oskar Laznik - saxophone;
                                                                                                                                  Concert of Slovene Lieder to mark the
                                                                                  Milan Nikolić - bassoon; Robert Petrič
                                                                                                                                  centenary of the foundation of the
                                                                                  - horn; Jure Gradišnik - trumpet; Tina
                                                                                                                                  Conservatory at the Ljubljana Glasbena
                                                                                  Žerdin - harp; Izidor Erazem Grafenauer
                                                                                                                                  Matica
                                                                                  - guitar
                                                                                  7 Apr, 19:00                                    Marko Zupan - flute; Tomaž Močilnik
                                                                                  Križanke                                        - clarinet; Živa Loštrek - oboe; Tonko
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Orto Fest 2019
                                                                                  Programme: B. Arnič Lemež / D. Beovič           Huljev - bassoon; Andrej Žust - horn;                                                               28 Mar - 27 Apr, Orto Bar
                                                                                  / P. Dolenc / T. Habe / M. Korošec / N.         Matjaž Bogataj - violin; Gea Pantner
 The 34th Slovenian Music Days           Slovene Musical Days                     Kuhar / I. Lunder / M. Matić / E. Spruk /       Volfand - viola; Jaka Stadler - cello;
 marks the centenary of the                                                       A. Strajnar / M. Strmčnik / B. Zupančič         Iztok Hrastnik - double bass                 Orto Fest 2019                                 Samuel Blues & Miha Erič (Slovenia)
                                        Simon Dvoršak - conductor
 Conservatory of Music in Ljubljana                                               Night of Slovene Composers                      12 Apr, 19:30                                Drevored (Slovenia)                            16 Apr, 21:30
                                        3 Apr, 19:30
 and the eightieth anniversary of                                                 Free tickets                                    Slovenian Philharmonic Hall                  1 Apr, 21:30                                   Detour (Croatia)
                                        Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
 the Academy of Music. The festival                                                                                               Programme: S. Osterc / N. Šenk / T.          Bordo (Slovenia), Fed Horses (Slovenia)        17 Apr, 21:30
                                        centre                                    Maja Rome - viola
 revives the creative legacy of                                                                                                   Bajželj / N. Bečan / S. Osterc               2 Apr, 21:00                                   Raggalution (Slovenia)
                                        Programme: L. van Beethoven / M.          Anja Gaberc - harp
 Slovenian music of the recent past,                                                                                              Closing of the 34th Slovenian Music Days     Šank Rock (Slovenia)                           18 Apr, 21:30
                                        Bravničar / A. Lajovic / M. Kozina        Simon Klavžar - percussion
 while at the same time offering                                                                                                                                               3 Apr, 21:30                                   Borghesia (Slovenia)
                                        Concert marking the 80th anniversary of   8 Apr, 19:30                                    Marta Močnik Pirc - soprano; Dejan
 a string of concerts showcasing                                                                                                                                               Hamo & Tribute 2 Love (Slovenia)               19 Apr, 21:30
                                        the Academy of Music and the centenary    Križanke                                        Maksimilijan Vrbančič - tenor; Jože
 music by composers of the younger                                                                                                                                             4 Apr, 21:30                                   Wrong (USA), Coilguns (Switzerland)
                                        of the University of Ljubljana            Programme: M. Bonin / H. Holliger / G.          Vidic - baritone; Lana Trotovšek - violin;
 generation and first performances                                                                                                                                             Valter Svira Parafe (Croatia)                  19 Apr, 21:30
                                        Opening of the 34th Slovenian Music       Ligeti / I. Majcen / M. Matić / P. Šavli / L.   Gregor Klančič - organ
 of newly composed works.                                                                                                                                                      5 Apr, 21:30                                   Neisha (Slovenia)
                                        Days                                      Vrhunc                                          Chamber Choir Ave
 Different generations of composers                                                                                                                                            Zmelkoow (Slovenia)                            20 Apr, 21:30
                                                                                  Free tickets                                    Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
 and performers will come               The Conservatories in the Process Of                                                                                                   6 Apr, 21:30                                   Jackson (Slovenia)
                                                                                                                                  (students and professors)
 together at the concerts, while the    Professionalisation and Specialisation    Academy of Music Chamber Choir                                                               Lumberjack (Slovenia)                          23 Apr, 21:30
                                                                                                                                  Uroš Lajovic - conductor
 musicological symposium will bring     of Musical Work: On The Centenary         Alma Oražem, Peter Barbo - piano duo                                                         9 Apr, 21:30                                   Smaal Tokk (Slovenia), Natriletno
                                                                                                                                  17 Apr, 19:30
 together leading musicologists from    of the Founding of the Ljubljana          Sebastjan Vrhovnik - conductor                                                               Demolition Group (Slovenia)                    kolobarjenje s praho (Slovenia)
                                                                                                                                  Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
 Slovenia and abroad.                   Conservatory and the 80th Anniversary                                                                                                  10 Apr, 21:30                                  24 Apr, 21:00
                                                                                  Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana                  Programme: U. Krek / A. Lajovic
 www.ljubljanafestival.si               of the Music Academy                                                                                                                   Avven (Slovenia), Tears of Kali                Jure Lesar (Slovenia)
                                                                                  Conservatory of Music and Ballet                Easter Concert
                                        4 and 5 Apr, 10:00 do 16:00                                                                                                            (Hungary)                                      25 Apr, 21:30
                                                                                  Ambrož Čopi - conductor
                                        Križanke                                                                                                                               11 Apr, 21:00                                  Captain Morgan’s Revenge (Slovenia)
                                        International Musicological Symposium     Girls’ Choir of the Music Department                                                         The Stroj (Slovenia)                           26 Apr, 21:30
                                        Head of Symposium: Jernej Weiss           of the Faculty of Education, University                                                      12 Apr, 21:30                                  Thee Melomen (Croatia), Mojo Men From
                                        Admission free                            of Maribor                                                                                   Društvo Mrtvih Pesnikov (Slovenia)             Mars (Croatia)
                                                                                  Adriana Magdovski - piano                                                                    12 Apr, 21:30                                  27 Apr, 21:00
                                                                                  Tadeja Vulc - conductor                                                                      Bohem (Slovenia)
                                                                                  9 Apr, 19:30                                                                                 13 Apr, 21:30
                                                                                  Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory
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Exhibitions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Exhibitions

                                                                                                                                   Ljubljana. History. City.                      survey exhibition of Mušič’s work, which
                                                                                                                                   Permanent exhibition at the City               explores the entire range of the famous
                                                                                                                                   Museum of Ljubljana                            artist’s painting techniques.
                                                                                                                                   The permanent exhibition about the             Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00-
                                                                                                                                   history of Ljubljana. How well do you          20:00. Closed: Mondays
                                                                                                                                   know the rich history of Slovenian
                                                                                                                                                                                  Plečnik Collection
                                                                                                                                   capital? Pile-dwellers, Emona, Middle
                                                                                                                                                                                  The new permanent exhibition at the
                                                                                                                                   and New Ages, the 20th and 21st
                                                                                                                                                                                  Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the most
                                                                                                                                   centuries… what is the history of
                                                                                                                                                                                  important projects of the late architect.
                                                                                                                                   Ljubljana? A chronological presentation                                                       The most stunning artefact
                                                                                                                                                                                  Plečnik’s creativity comes to life through
                                                                                                                                   of Ljubljana’s millennia of heritage                                                          recovered in Ljubljana, beneath
                                                                                                                                                                                  the plans, models and photographs of
                                                                                                                                   with precious authentic artefacts, like                                                       Gosposvetska ulica street. A
                                                                                                                                                                                  his creations such as the Zacherl House
                                                                                                                                   the world’s oldest wooden wheel with                                                          1,700-year-old transparent blue
                                                                                                                                                                                  in Vienna, Prague Castle, the National
                                                                                                                                   an axle aged 5,200 years, is on display                                                       glass bowl, a little more than eight
                                                                                                                                                                                  and University Library in Ljubljana,
                                                                                                                                   on Ljubljana. History. City. exhibition.                                                      inches in diameter, was found
                                                                                                                                                                                  the Ljubljana Central Market, Žale
                                                                                                                                   In our globalised world, heritage just                                                        buried next to the woman at the
    13th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration                                                                                                                                       Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the
                                                                                                                                   might be what differentiates cities the                                                       center of the cemetery. The vessel
    27 Mar - 19 May, CD Gallery                                                                                                                                                   Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other
                                                                                                                                   most, and it also shaped our capital’s                                                        is decorated on the outside with
                                                                                                                                                                                  masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s
                                                                                                                                   identity. Therefore, the exhibition                                                           grapes, and vine leafs and tendrils.
 A central overview of Slovenian          Shamanism of the peoples of Siberia          Mighty Guardians of the Past: Castles in                                                   never realized visions are also on display.
                                                                                                                                   proudly highlights local peculiarities,                                                       A Greek inscription on the inside
 illustration, the Biennial unites        18 Apr - 20 Oct, Slovenian Ethnographic      the Slovenian Lands                                                                        The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s
                                                                                                                                   stories of everyday life in the past, and                                                     of the bowl instructs the owner
 older and younger generations            Museum                                       18 Apr - 17 Nov, 9:00 - 20:00, Ljubljana                                                   vision of the Slovenian parliament, is
                                                                                                                                   the individuals who left the strongest                                                        to »Drink to live forever, for many
 of illustrators employing diverse        The exhibition Shamanism of                  Castle                                                                                     especially worthy of our attention.
                                                                                                                                   impressions on our history.                                                                   years!« This exquisite drinking
 artistic methods and rewards             the Peoples of Siberia, from the             The central thematic exhibition at                                                         Guided tours: every hour, on the hour
                                                                                                                                   Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays until                                                          bowl could have been used in
 their finest achievements with           Russian Museum of Ethnography,               the Ljubljana Castle in 2019 reveals                                                       (the last guided tour at 17:00). A group
                                                                                                                                   21:00. Closed: Mondays                                                                        everyday life as well as possibly for
 the Hinko Smrekar Award, as              Saint Petersburg, reveals a unique           Slovenia as a country of castles. Castles                                                  may be a maximum of seven persons.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 burial ceremonies, whether pagan,
 well as the Smrekar distinctions         phenomenon in world civilisation - the       have always stirred our imagination.        Zoran Mušič (1909-2005)                        Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Christian or Jewish.
 and accolades. Maintaining high          mythological worldview of the peoples        Irrespective of their importance and        Permanent exhibition at the National Gallery
 standards of creativity and testifying   of Siberia and the Russian Far East in the   renown, castles, with their might and       Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th
 to the excellence of Slovenian           late 19th and early 20th century - carried   solidity, from up close or from afar        century Slovenian-born painter and a
 illustration, the event showcases        out by shamans, as intermediaries            proudly draw our attention to their past    man with more than one homeland,
 the latest artistic methods and          between heaven and earth.                    role as guardians of the countryside,       spent most of his life between
 techniques employed in illustration:     Sacred objects, together with                cities and borders, and of their mainly     Venice and Paris. He mostly painted
 re-imagined painting techniques,         photographs, sounds and a film of            noble inhabitants. The exhibition in        landscapes, still lives, portraits,
 illustration incorporating elements      shamanic ecstatic rituals, reflect the       Casemate exposés five Slovenian castles     Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees,
 of film, comic strip, animated           special interconnectedness found in          and their associated personalities          views of Venice, double portraits with
 film, electronic media and other         the inspiring characteristics of Siberian    who marked Slovenia’s past, and with        his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits
 advanced technologies.                   shamanism, which is made manifest            various photographic material and           depicting him as an old man. His visual
 Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Thursdays           in the inseparable link between man,         models, the exhibition illuminates the      motifs were always related to the
 10:00 - 18:00, Sundays 10:00 - 18:00.    nature and cultural tradition.               rich heritage that has been preserved       Slovenian region of Kras and its typical
 Closed: Mondays                          Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays         for us through the centuries by castles.    scenes. He became world famous with
                                                                                       Open: 9:00 - 20:00                          his series of paintings We Are Not the
                                                                                                                                   Last, in which he relived the scenes he
                                                                                                                                   experienced in the Dachau concentration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The transparent blue glass bowl
                                                                                                                                   camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7 Feb - 18 May, City Museum of Ljubljana
                                                                                                                                   displays the world’s only permanent
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Music                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Music

                                                                               Zajtrk                                    Lara Janjanin and her minute of Love     DrummingCellist and RTV Slovenia Big
                                                                               2 Apr, 20:00                              - jazz                                   Band
                                                                               Hostel Celica                             4 Apr, 20:00                             Lojze Krajnčan - conductor
                                                                               The Harmony of the World concert series   Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise             Kristijan Krajnčan - drums - cello
                                                                               Admission free                                                                     Guests: Goran Krmac - tuba; Jaka
                                                                                                                         Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
                                                                                                                                                                  Kopač - alt saxophone; Jani Moder -
                                                                               Viaentropia - ethno, punk…                Håkan Hardenberger - conductor -
                                                                                                                                                                  guitar; Petra Vidmar - timpani, classical
                                                                               2 Apr, 21:00                              trumpet
                                                                                                                                                                  percussion; Vid Ušeničnik - percussion
                                                                               Prulček bar                               5 Apr, 19:30
                                                                                                                                                                  6 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                         Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                               Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra                                                Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                                                         centre
                                                                               and Mixed Choir                                                                    centre
                                                                                                                         Programme: J. Haydn / T. Takemicu / W.
                                                                               Simon Dvoršak - conductor
                                                                                                                         Lutosławski                              The Young Gods (Switzerland) - rock
                                                                               3 Apr, 19:30
                                                                                                                                                                  + Nina Bulatovix
                                                                               Cankarjev dom cultural and congress       Cherry Wine
                                                                                                                                                                  6 Apr, 20:00
                                                                               centre                                    5 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                                                                  Kino Šiška
                                                                               Programme: L. van Beethoven / M.          Ljubljana Castle
                                                                               Bravničar / A. Lajovic / M. Kozina        Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle               The Fictionplay (Austria) - rock, pop       The legendary lead singer of
   Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
                                                                               Concert marking the 80th anniversary of                                            6 Apr, 20:00                                Madredeus embarked on a
                                                                                                                         Fusion with Faunovo popoldne - funky,
                                                                               the Academy of Music and the centenary                                             Prulček bar                                 successful solo career several years
  Academy of Music Symphony           Ana Gorjanc - guitar                                                               soul, jazz
                                                                               of the University of Ljubljana                                                                                                 ago. Considered by many to be the
  Orchestra and Mixed Choir will,     Ariana Puhar - violin                                                              5 Apr, 22:00                             Diknu Schneeberger Trio
                                                                               Opening of the 34th Slovenian Music                                                                                            finest voice of Portugal and beyond,
  on the opening concert of The       Aleš Puhar - piano                                                                 Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise             8 Apr, 20:00
                                                                               Days                                                                                                                           Salgueiro has released her second
  Slovenian Music Days, perform       1 Apr, 19:30                                                                                                                Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                                                                                                                                              solo album and taken European
  Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.      Town hall                                Jadranka Juras Quintet - jazz                                                      centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                              audiences by storm.
  The Philharmonic Society, founded   Admission free                           Guest: Lana Petrovič - vocal
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fado elements interlace seamlessly
  in 1794, archives contained                                                  3 Apr, 20:00
                                      Bullet for My Valentine (G. Britain) -                                                                                                                                  with folk motifs to make a delightful
  a manuscript score of this                                                   Slamič Coffeehouse
                                      metal                                                                                                                                                                   musical blend.
  symphony, a copy made in 1808
                                      + Overpower                              Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
  of the original autograph score                                                                                                                                                                 Teresa Salgueiro (Portugal) - fado
                                      1 Apr, 19:00                             Håkan Hardenberger - conductor -
  used for the Sixth Symphony’s                                                                                                                                                                               11 Apr, Cankarjev dom cultural
                                      Kino Šiška                               trumpet
  premiere performance in Vienna.                                                                                                                                                                                       and congress centre
                                                                               4 Apr, 19:30
  What makes the Ljubljana score      Bokadema - West African music
                                                                               Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
  of Beethoven’s Sixth so valuable,   1 Apr, 21:00
                                                                               centre
  besides its authenticity, are the   Prulček bar
                                                                               Programme: J. Haydn / T. Takemicu / W.
  composer’s own handwritten
                                      Viktor Radić                             Lutosławski
  notes and corrections. Beethoven
                                      Tanja Činč
  is also one of the most eminent                                              Leonard Razboršek - cello
                                      2 Apr, 19:30
  honorary members of Ljubljana’s                                              Hermina Hudnik - piano
                                      Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
  Philharmonic Society. The                                                    Mihael Mitev - bassoon
  performance of his Pastoral         Mart                                     Nadja Rus - piano
  Symphony to mark the bicentenary    The Frictions                            4 Apr, 19:30
  of his honorary membership will     2 Apr, 20:00                             Russian Centre for Science and Culture
  be conducted by Simon Dvoršak.      Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                               Soap&Skin (Austria) - alter pop
                                      centre
                                                                               + Jungstötter
                                                                               4 Apr, 20:00
                                                                               Kino Šiška
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Music                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Music

                                                                                                                              The Ills (SlovakIa) - post-rock          Raul Midón (USA)
   The Dresden Philharmonic - classical music
                                                                                                                              + ŠKM banda                              14 Apr, 20:00
   12 Apr, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
                                                                                                                              11 Apr, 20:00                            Kino Šiška
                                                                                                                              Kino Šiška
                                                                                                                                                                       Plužni filozofi - rock
                                                                                                                              Stand Art Blues band                     15 Apr, 20:00                            Lubomyr Melnyk, the piano mag
                                                                                                                              11 Apr, 21:00                            Prulček bar                              who has been making piano music
                                                                                                                              Prulček bar                                                                       exciting again alongside Nils Frahm,
                                                                                                                                                                       Schallfeld Ensemble
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Olafur Arnalds and other fellow
                                                                                                                              Dresden Philharmonic                     15 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                musicians, is bringing the piano
                                                                                                                              Michael Sanderling - conductor           Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                                                                                                                                                closer to contemporary popular
                                                                                                                              Beatrice Rana - piano                    centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                music, and in turn winning over
                                                                                                                              12 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                                                                       Ic3peak (Russia) - alternative hip-hop   young generations of musicians
                                                                                                                              Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                                                                                                       + pavleisdead                            and audiences alike. Lubomyr
                                                                                                                              centre
                                                                                                                                                                       15 Apr, 20:00                            Melnyk is a true innovator, exploring
                                                                                                                              Programme: J. Brahms
                                                                                                                                                                       Kino Šiška                               new directions for contemporary
                                                                                                                              Marko Brecelj                                                                     music. Classically trained and
                                                                                                                                                                       Sofia Rei & JC Maillard
                                                                                                                              12 Apr, 20:00                                                                     greatly affected by the minimalist
                                                                                                                                                                       16 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                              Cankarjev dom cultural and congress                                               movement in the early 1970s,
                                                                                                                                                                       Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
  The Dresden Philharmonic boasts a     Mercury - Freedman / Caloia (Canada)      Michael Weiskopf (USA)                      centre                                                                            the Ukrainian pianist developed
                                                                                                                                                                       centre
  150-year-tradition as the orchestra   8 Apr, 21:00                              9 Apr, 21:00                                Concert and performance                                                           his own unique language for the
  of the Saxony’s capital city and      Prulček bar                               Prulček bar                                                                          Slowind - wind quintet                   piano, named after the principle of
                                                                                                                              Bob Dylan Tribute - The Complete
  as one of the leading German                                                                                                                                         16 Apr, 20:00                            maintaining a continuous, unbroken
                                        Hana Feguš - violin                       Armin Ćoralić - piano                       Unknowns
  orchestras. The orchestra keeps                                                                                                                                      Bežigrajska Gallery 2                    stream of sound. Playing rapid
                                        Tanja Šterman - piano                     10 Apr, 19:30                               12 Apr, 20:00
  astounding the audiences with its                                                                                                                                    O•zvočenje 17 - Music Festival           and complex note patterns made
                                        Duo Nagode - Krajčič                      Cankarjev dom cultural and congress         Ljubljana Castle
  very own “Dresden sound”.                                                                                                                                                                                     Lubomyr one of the world’s fastest
                                        9 Apr, 19:30                              centre                                      Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle
  Principal Conductor of the Dresden                                                                                                                                                                            concert pianists.
                                        City Hall                                 Programme: B. Glavina / F. Liszt / L. van
  Philharmonic since 2011, Michael                                                                                            Prulers - garage punk rock
                                        Admission free                            Beethoven / J. S. Bach-F. Busoni
  Sanderling is an internationally                                                                                            12 Apr, 21:00                              Lubomyr Melnyk (Ukraine) - piano
                                                                                  Young to Young concert series
  acclaimed musicians who has           Mario Batković - accordion                                                            Prulček bar                                23 Apr, Kino Šiška
  built a great rapport with the        Damir Avdić, glas - guitar                Zoran Predin - rock
                                                                                                                              Striktnovinil Funk-Soul Night - funky,
  ensemble. A maestro of great          9 Apr, 20:00                              10 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                              soul, jazz
  musical and technical ambition,       Cankarjev dom cultural and congress       Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                                                              12 Apr, 22:00
  Sanderling’s name is associated       centre                                    centre
                                                                                                                              Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise
  with concentrated rehearsal work
                                        The Partizan Choir                        Gala dance Orchestra - evergreen
  and concerts of unforgettable                                                                                               Vlado Kreslin and Mali bogovi - rock,
                                        9 Apr, 20:00                              10 Apr, 20:00
  intensity.                                                                                                                  folk
                                        Cankarjev dom cultural and congress       Slamič Coffeehouse
  Young pianist Beatrice Rana                                                                                                 13 Apr, 21:00
                                        centre
  (1993) is making waves on the                                                   Smrdel-Sever-Smrdel trio - jazz             Cvetličarna
                                        75th anniversary of the choir
  international classical music                                                   10 Apr, 21:00
                                                                                                                              Laurylin - rock
  scene, arousing admiration and        Duo Braseiro                              Prulček bar
                                                                                                                              13 Apr, 21:00
  interest from concert presenters,     9 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                  Teresa Salgueiro (Portugal) - fado          Prulček bar
  conductors, critics and audiences     Hostel Celica
                                                                                  11 Apr, 20:00
  around the world.                     The Harmony of the World concert series                                               Mi2 - rock
                                                                                  Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                        Admission free                                                                        14 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                  centre
                                                                                                                              SNG Drama
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Kontrabant                                   Wind quintet Vivus                              Riblja Čorba (Serbia) - rock              Anastomoza - jazz, swing                  Balkan Open Jam - Romania
16 Apr, 21:00                                Svirél folk instruments                         19 Apr, 20:00                             23 Apr, 21:00                             27 Apr, 21:00
Hostel Celica                                18 Apr, 19:30                                   Cankarjev dom cultural and congress       Prulček bar                               Prulček bar
The Harmony of the World concert series      Križanke                                        centre
                                                                                                                                       The Gesuldo Six                           The Iron Maidens
Admission free                               Programme: S. Barber / P. Hindemith /
                                                                                             Full Moon Collective                      24 Apr, 19:30                             + SkyEye
                                             G. Ligetti
Mišišipi                                                                                     19 Apr, 21:00                             Slovenian Philharmonic Hall               28 Apr, 20:00
                                             Programme: J. S. Bach / Ž. Stanič / F.
16 Apr, 21:00                                                                                Ljubljana Castle                                                                    Kino Šiška
                                             Schwenk / , C. Thomain, J. L. Noton, G.                                                   Divanhana (BiH) - sevdah music
Prulček bar                                                                                  Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle
                                             Caporilli, M. Eisl, F. Marocco, A. Astier, W.                                             24 Apr, 20:00                             Gold (Netherlands), Pressor (Russia) -
Saeta - experimental music                   Popp, G. Perlman, G. Fauré, T. Uhlik            Extaza                                    Kino Šiška                                sludge-progressive
17 Apr, 19:00                                Young Virtuosi international concert            19 Apr, 21:00                                                                       29 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                                       Emil Spanyi & Primož Grašič trio - jazz
Bežigrajska Gallery 2                        series                                          Prulček bar                                                                         Metelkova mesto alternative culture
                                                                                                                                       24 Apr, 20:00
O•zvočenje 17 - Music Festival               Free tickets                                                                                                                        centre
                                                                                             Fusion with Faunovo popoldne - funky,     Slamič Coffeehouse
Jimmy Stanić & Scharf trio (Croatia) -       Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and            soul, jazz                                                                          Mišišipi
                                                                                                                                       Bruno Mičetić & Peter Ugrin kvartet
evergreen                                    Choir                                           19 Apr, 22:00                                                                       30 Apr, 21:00
                                                                                                                                       - jazz
17 Apr, 20:00                                Pietro Mianiti - conductor                      Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise                                                        Prulček bar                              Leonard “Lenny” Kravitz is an
                                                                                                                                       24 Apr, 21:00
Slamič Coffeehouse                           Francesca Manzo - soprano                                                                                                                                                    American singer-songwriter,
                                                                                             Author & Punisher, Lingua Ignota (USA)    Prulček bar
                                             18 Apr, 19:30                                                                                                                                                                multi-instrumentalist, record
Marta Močnik Pirc - soprano; Dejan                                                           - industrial/noise
                                             Slovenian Philharmonic Hall                                                               Bassless (Slovenia) - a cappella                                                   producer, and actor. His retro style
Maksimilijan Vrbančič - tenor; Jože                                                          20 Apr, 21:00
                                             Programme: Verdi’s Easter music with                                                      25 Apr, 20:00                                                                      incorporates elements of rock, soul,
Vidic - baritone; Lana Trotovšek - violin;                                                   Metelkova mesto alternative culture
                                             guests from the Milan Scala.                                                              Kino Šiška                                                                         R’n’B, funk, reggae, hard rock, folk
Gregor Klančič - organ                                                                       centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and ballad. When he is recording,
Chamber Choir Ave                            Sleep - metal                                                                             Supershow #6 - jam session
                                                                                             Vagabunda                                                                                                                    he often plays all the guitars, bass,
Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra          + Cojones                                                                                 25 Apr, 21:00
                                                                                             21 Apr, 22:00                                                                                                                drums, keyboards and percussions.
(students and professors)                    18 Apr, 20:00                                                                             Prulček bar
                                                                                             Prulček bar                                                                                                                  His stage performances and music
Uroš Lajovic - conductor                     Kino Šiška
                                                                                                                                       Mono (Japan) - post rock                                                           videos are very elaborate.
17 Apr, 19:30                                                                                The New Standard Trio feat. Jamie Saft,
                                             Wax Road (Moldova)                                                                        + Jo Quail
Slovenian Philharmonic Hall                                                                  Steve Swallow & Bobby Previte
                                             18 Apr, 21:00                                                                             26 Apr, 20:00                               Lenny Kravitz (USA) - rock
Programme: U. Krek / A. Lajovic                                                              23 Apr, 20:00
                                             Prulček bar                                                                               Kino Šiška                                  27 Apr, Stožice sports hall
Easter Concert                                                                               Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                             Marjan Loborec and Lenart Krečič                centre                                    Sarah & The Romans (Croatia) -
Bojan Drobež - acoustic guitar
                                             Sextet                                                                                    bluegrass band
18 Apr, 19:00                                                                                Emil Spanyi & Primož Grašič trio - jazz
                                             18 Apr, 22:00                                                                             26 Apr, 21:00
Bežigrajska Gallery 2                                                                        23 Apr, 20:00
                                             Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise                                                              Prulček bar
O•zvočenje 17 - Music Festival                                                               Slamič Coffeehouse
                                             Nataša Zupan - soprano                                                                    Nipke & The Nipples
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra                                                              Lubomyr Melnyk (Ukraine) - piano
                                             Sabina Stella Gruden - mezzosoprano                                                       26 Apr, 21:00
Rossen Milanov - conductor                                                                   23 Apr, 20:00
                                             Andrej Zupan - clarinet; David Jagodic -                                                  Ljubljana Castle
Mojca Bitenc - soprano; Monika Bohinec                                                       Kino Šiška
                                             tenor; Nejc Lavrenčič - piano                                                             Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle
- alt; Martin Sušnik - tenor; Domen
                                             19 Apr, 19:30                                   Hamlet Express
Križaj - baritone                                                                                                                      Striktnovinil Funk-Soul Night
                                             Slovenian Philharmonic Hall                     23 Apr, 21:00
Glasbena matica Ljubljana mixed choir                                                                                                  26 Apr, 22:00
                                                                                             Hostel Celica
18 Apr, 19:30                                Chui (Croatia) - jazz, rock                                                               Jazz Club Gajo-Jazz Paradise
                                                                                             The Harmony of the World concert series
Cankarjev dom cultural and congress          19 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                             Admission free                            Lenny Kravitz (USA) - rock
centre                                       Kino Šiška
                                                                                                                                       27 Apr, 20:00
Programme: J. Haydn / F. Schubert
                                                                                                                                       Dvorana Stožice
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                                                                                                                         Wunderbar                                 Open Kitchen
                                                                                                                         Stand up with Eddie Izzard                Fridays, 10:00 - 21:00
                                                                                                                         14 Apr, 20:00                             Pogačarjev trg square
                                                                                                                         Cankarjev dom cultural and congress       On Fridays from mid-March to October,
                                                                                                                         centre                                    the Open Kitchen, a food market, offers    Spring is the perfect time to
                                                                                                                                                                   you an opportunity to meet Slovenian       visit Arboretum Volčji Potok. The
                                                                                                                         I. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
                                                                                                                                                                   chefs, taste Slovenian and international   flowering of daffodils, announcing
                                                                                                                         Puppet Theatre Ljubljana
                                                                                                                                                                   dishes, and learn about different          the end of winter, first complements
                                                                                                                         14 and 15 Apr, 20:00
                                                                                                                                                                   methods of food preparation.               our collection of woody plants. As
                                                                                                                         Puppet ballet for adults
                                                                                                                                                                   In case of bad weather, the market may     many as 100 different types and
                                                                                                                         A.Adam: Giselle - ballet                  be cancelled.                              varieties of daffodils adorn the park
                                                                                                                         16 Apr, 19:30                                                                        with their yellow flowers, creating
                                                                                                                                                                   LJFW - Ljubljana Fashion Week
                                                                                                                         Opera house                                                                          a beautiful spring atmosphere.
                                                                                                                                                                   1 Apr, 17:00
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Soon afterwards, the park is graced
                                                                                                                         Hugleikur Dagsson (Iceland)               Trg republike square
                                                                                                                                                                                                              with the spring tulip exhibition,
                                                                                                                         16 Apr, 20:00
    Rosas: A Love Supreme - dance performance                                                                                                                      Beer-Burger Fest                           which changes the image of the
                                                                                                                         Klub smeha 10ka
    8 Apr, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre                                                                                                              7 Apr, 11:00 - 21:00                       Arboretum every day and invite
                                                                                                                         Stand Up Comedy Show
                                                                                                                                                                   Pogačarjev trg square                      fans of flowers from near and far
                                                                                                                         Ph. Glass: Beauty and the Beast - opera   The Pivo & Burger Fest (Beer & Burger      to see. Amongst the endless fields
 Choreography: Salva Sanchis, Anne       Yaamaam, what was, it was - dance       Sita Ostheimer: Praying - dance
                                                                                                                         18 and 19 Apr, 19:30                      Fest) is returning in its new and          of colourful tulips, you will find as
 Teresa De Keersmaeker                   performance premiere                    performance
                                                                                                                         Opera house                               improved 12th edition. The beer and        many as 350 different varieties.
 A Love Supreme, a dance quartet         Authorship, choreography and            Lina Gómez: Restraint - dance
                                                                                                                                                                   burger make a great team, but the          Some bloom in the first half of April,
 created by Salva Sanchis and Anne       performance: Maša Kagao Knez            performance                             Ph. Glass: Beauty and the Beast - opera
                                                                                                                                                                   trend goes for pairing beer with just      whilst the last tulips delight visitors
 Teresa De Keersmaeker, is based on      4 and 5 Apr, 20:00                      11 Apr, 20:00                           20 Apr, 17:00
                                                                                                                                                                   about any food imaginable. From spicy      with their flowers in the forest part
 John Coltrane’s eponymous album.        PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana           Španski boric                           Opera house
                                                                                                                                                                   specialities of the Eastern World to       of the Arboretum.
 In A Love Supreme, Coltrane
                                         A Love Supreme - dance performance      A.Adam: Giselle - ballet premiere       A. Adam: Giselle - ballet                 creamy desserts, from rich traditional     Tourist and expert guided tours for
 and his musicians deployed
                                         Rosas (Belgium)                         11 Apr, 19:30                           24 and 25 Apr, 19:30                      cold cuts to hip and modern plates.        groups are available on request.
 a compelling and deceptively
                                         8 Apr, 19:30                            Opera house                             Opera house
 simple musical structure to
                                         Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
 allow for a complete freedom                                                    Heroj 2.0: The Show of all Shows        A. Adam: Giselle - ballet
                                         centre
 of improvisation, continuously                                                  Performers: Uroš Kaurin and Vito Weis   26 Apr, 18:00
                                         Choreography: Salva Sanchis, Anne
 pushing the boundaries of every                                                 11 and 12 Apr, 20:00                    Opera house
                                         Teresa De Keersmaeker
 musical register. This freedom of                                               Španski boric
                                                                                                                         Derreck Carriveau (USA)
 creation, i.e. improvisation, allows    M. Delak: Just for Today - dance        Performance is in English.
                                                                                                                         26 Apr, 20:00
 an entrancing and literal translation   Authorship and performance: Anja
                                                                                 A.Adam: Giselle - ballet                Klub smeha 10ka
 into dance: for this performance,       Bornšek, Maja Delak, Snježana Premuš,
                                                                                 12 Apr, 18:00                           Comedy Night in English II
 the choreographers took on the          Kristýna Šajtošová, Urška Vohar
                                                                                 Opera house
 challenge of blending improvisation     8 Apr, 21:00                                                                    Tine Rožanc Folklore Group
 and composition into a seamless         Old Power Station                       A.Adam: Giselle - ballet                27 Apr, 19:30
 choreographic whole.                                                            13 Apr, 19:30                           Cankarjev dom cultural and congress
                                                                                 Opera house                             centre
                                                                                                                         The jubilant performance celebrating
                                                                                                                         the 70th anniversary of ŽKUD Tine
                                                                                                                         Rožanc Folklore Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Spring Exhibition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                13 Apr - 5 May, 8:00 - 20:00

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