A solitude surrounded by other solitudes

In 2024, the global run Wings for Life World Run will again take place in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and one of the smallest European capitals....

The Roman Carnival Overture is an early work by Hector Berlioz that features a prominent and famous solo for the cor anglais. We will listen to Piano...

Edward Elgar was a richly inventive composer with a unique character, one of the finest European Romantic artists and the very finest exponent of British...

The Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv and Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez are returning to Ljubljana after two years. They will again collaborate with...

Although the chamber jazz group Bossa de Novo remains faithful to established standards, it introduces local elements to them, such as Slovene songs,...

Over the course of his long career, John Williams has created some of the most popular and recognisable film music in the history of cinema. He has received...

Film music is composed, arranged, compiled or improvised music used to accompany films. Initially strongly influenced by Richard Wagner and his use of...

Internationally acclaimed prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova is famous for thrilling audiences and critics all over the world with her formidable technique...

Frank Zappa, the often controversial American composer, rock musician, guitarist, singer, leader of The Mothers of Invention, campaigner against censorship...

For several years now, Nuška Drašček has been captivating audiences with her voice, stage presence and remarkably broad repertoire, which ranges from...

Although Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky did not get along, both are among the most important composers of the Romantic era. The first part...

Through concert performances in Europe and the USA, appearances at major music festivals and a successful collaboration with RTV Slovenia’s record label...

Unlike symphonic or solo music, chamber music is a distillation of the musical essence, and thus requires a more attentive listener. These programme will...

The exhibition on the Jakopič promenade in Tivoli Park, Ljubljana, will be on display from 19 April to 22 June 2024.

The World Table Tennis World Series tournament, where the best players in the world will compete, including TOP10 players in the World.

JANA KOVAČ VALDÉS, director and choreographer

ORKESTER SLOVENSKE FILHARMONIJE CHARLES DUTOIT, conductor MARTHA ARGERICH, piano

On 31 August, the Slovene singer and songwriter Vlado Kreslin will perform at the Ljubljana Festival for the 33rd time with his groups Mali...

LOJZE KRAJNČAN, conductor

Steven Loy, conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Bernardo Brizani, cello

Giacomo Puccini is considered the greatest Italian opera composer after Giuseppe Verdi. In 1895 he completed his fourth opera, La bohème, a masterpiece...

Dalia Dėdinskaitė, violin Gleb Pyšniak, cello

Tribute to unforgettable songs by Ditka Haberl, Alenka Pinterič and Neca Falk

This year’s summer festival will also be marked by the return of Riccardo Chailly, who appeared at the 61st Ljubljana Festival with the renowned Gewandhausorchester...

The seventy-second Ljubljana Festival will be closed by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra under Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, the 103rd recipient...

In the course of his lifetime Antonio Vivaldi composed more than 500 concertos for various solo instruments and chamber ensembles. The majority of his...

The programme will be performed by musicians who have all been guest teachers at the Ljubljana Festival Masterclasses for a number of years.

Ningbo Symphony Orchestra, founded in 2015, this ensemble has quickly become one of China’s leading orchestras, thanks to successful concerts of predominantly...

In the twentieth century, composers realised that folk music could play an important role in their search for new compositional solutions. To begin with,...

Street Concert in the City Center.

The suite The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla will be performed by the ADDA Simfònica Alicante, which has established itself as a key...

Chick Corea was an American jazz pianist and composer who played a key role in the birth of jazz fusion in the late 1960s as a member of Miles Davis’...

Italian pianist and conductor has founded the very active Orchestra Sinfonica Instituto Bellini (Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory Symphonic Orchestra) in...

Margareth Menezes is an artist in constant evolution and movement. Her latest album, Autêntica, was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2020, her third nomination....

Conductor, educator and cultural organiser Andrzej Kosendiak is the creator of numerous education programmes. As a conductor, he is one of the pioneers...

The Bodyguard is a 2012 musical based on the eponymous 1992 thriller starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. The musical and film feature music made...

After his studies in Skopje, Zoran Mitev graduated from the University of Ljubljana’s Academy of Music in 1987, then completed a specialisation in Graz....

The programme will be performed by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which was founded in 1933 and quickly became a centre for new and unconventional...

Composed in 1853, Il Trovatore is one of the works in which Verdi, with dramaturgical effectiveness, associated specific keys with particular figures...

The Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 2003 with the artistic vision of providing its home city with a broad range of cultural events and...

A unique musical experience over two evenings awaits us as part of this year’s 72nd Ljubljana Festival. On 3 and 4 July we will have the opportunity to...

Aram Khachaturian began writing the ballet Spartacus in December 1941, during the most tragic days of the Second World War. He was greatly inspired by...

Jazz concert of the year.

One of the best known actors from the former Yugoslavia, Rade Šerbedžija is also a director, poet, musician – and a true man of the world. Having already...

Zorba the Greek is an international hit ballet that continues to delight audiences of all generations, above all for the passion of its lead characters,...

In 1899 Giacomo Puccini composed his fifth opera based on a French literary source, in this case the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, a historical piece...

For the ninth year in a row, the river Ljubljanica, known for its rich cultural and archaeological history, will become one of the many venues of the...

World Kidz Breakdance Champion is a two-day event that brings together the best breakdancers in the world. In 2024, dancers will battle it out for the...

The exhibition presents selected paintings, photographs and prints from the early mature phase of Jeraj's oeuvre, from the late 1960s and 1970s, in which...

Tour of Slovenia is the biggest cycling event in Slovenia, which every year attracts more and more people, who follow and watch the race either at the...

You’re invited to the Barjanka event, which takes place within the framework of the Marathon Franja BTC City. 

Offering a diverse choice of routes, the Franja Marathon is a sporting event suitable for both elite sportsmen and recreational cyclists, including families.

Between 15th and 19th May 2024, Ljubljana will host the 2024 ECA I Feel Slovenia Canoe Slalom European Championships in the Kayak Centre Tacen, organised...

The Ljubljana Chess Club, with the support of the Municipality of Ljubljana and the Chess Federation of Slovenia, is organizing the traditional international...

ARTish is a unique opportunity to see and buy interesting works of art by various artists and spend time in the wonderful company of creative people.

Experience the magical world of whiskey in the only Slovenian whiskey distillery. Every Friday at 4:00 p.m. Reservations for groups by arrangement.

The Open Kitchen, Ljubljana’s picturesque culinary market and a delightful meeting point for curious foodies and other bon vivants has been uniting the...

Academic painter and director Robert Černelč successfully, particularly analytically, combines the mediums of painting, video art, and film creation in...

Love can make you dizzy, but at the "Extended Vision" exhibition, it will feel like the ground is slipping from under you.

The new permanent exhibition, created for the museum's centennial celebration, explores human perceptions of time. These perceptions significantly impact...

The permanent exhibition at the Slovene Ethnographic Museum is a treasury of museum collections, showcasing the everyday and festive heritage of Slovenia...

Embark on a journey at the City Museum of Ljubljana to explore the captivating history of Ljubljana, spanning from ancient prehistory to the recent 20th...

The wine tasting and culinary event entitled Ljubljana Wine Route will once again bring together winemakers from Slovenia's three wine regions. 

Join us for the ZUMBA® MASTER CLASS with ZES™ JESSICA EXPÓSITO and ZIN™ members!

Main exhibition, Ravnikar Year 2023.

A group of selected paintings, photographs and graphic prints from the early mature phase of Jeraj’s opus at the end of the 1960s and 1970s.

Drawings and paintings.

… Gingerbread and candle products, handicraft knowledge and cooperation, friendship, love and life stories of two families connected by Ljubljana and...