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− | + | Though the [[International Music Festival Imago Slovenia]] was formally established in 1994 by the [[Imago Sloveniae]], its founding can be also dated to [[established::1986]]. In that year, the ''Summer in Ljubljana Old Town'' festival was first set up by the ''Society for the Revitalisation of the Cultural Image of the Old City Centre'' as a series of open air concerts aiming to enliven and revitalise the old city centre of Ljubljana. | |
− | + | This 'festival' is still active today, though it is now subsumed within the framework of the International Music Festival Imago Slovenia, which has up until now encompassed about two dozen cities and towns around Slovenia (Bled, Dobrna, Kranjska gora, Maribor, Metlika, Nova Gorica, Piran, Ribnica, Škofja Loka, Velenje, Vipava, etc) and also abroad (Gorizia and Trieste in Italy, Bleiberg in Austria and Trieste, Szentgotthárd in Hungary; all of these places have a significant Slovenian population). | |
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+ | Between the end of June and the end of September, about 50 events take place. Clasicall and early music, the focus of Summer in Ljubljana Old Town, have been joined by jazz and ethno, but also blues and rock. In producing musical projects, the festival cooperates with many other institutions like [[Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana]], the [[Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[RTV Slovenia Big Band]]. | ||
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==Aims of the festival== | ==Aims of the festival== | ||
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− | The most important goals of the project are the expansion of | + | The events organised in the individual towns in coproduction with local producers take place at local heritage sites, thus helping to develop living, contemporary artistic expressions in the already culturally curious settings. |
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+ | The most important goals of the project are the expansion of diverse artistic forms into smaller towns, the promotion of classical music, artists and performers and accessibility to cultural goods. That is also why the concerts have free admission. | ||
==Programme== | ==Programme== | ||
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+ | The main bulk of the programme of the festival consists of classical music from different periods for various chamber groups, choirs or symphony orchestras. The festival has cooperated with literally thousands of artists both from Slovenia and abroad, so the [[Prokofjev Guitar Duo]], [[Ljubljana Vocal Academy]], [[Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra]], the Accord Quartet (HU), the Harvard Din & Tonics (US), the Egyptian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (EG), the Wolverhampton Youth Orchestra and the Wolverhampton Youth Wind Orchestra (UK), Coro Filarmonico Trentino (IT), the CREA Symphony Orchestra (DK), the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra (UK) and Trio Smetana (CZ) present a very limited overview. | ||
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+ | Jazz and ethno now also play an important feature in the programme, which has hosted [[Katalena]], Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra (ES), Jean Toussaint Four (US), Yasuto Ohara Super Jazz Trio (JP). The jazz programme is since 2009 run as a special category of the festival, called ''The Jazz Stage''. | ||
Four concerts from each season are recorded by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]] and five by [[Radio Slovenia]]. | Four concerts from each season are recorded by [[Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia)]] and five by [[Radio Slovenia]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 14:52, 1 December 2015
Aims of the festival
The events organised in the individual towns in coproduction with local producers take place at local heritage sites, thus helping to develop living, contemporary artistic expressions in the already culturally curious settings.
The most important goals of the project are the expansion of diverse artistic forms into smaller towns, the promotion of classical music, artists and performers and accessibility to cultural goods. That is also why the concerts have free admission.
Programme
The main bulk of the programme of the festival consists of classical music from different periods for various chamber groups, choirs or symphony orchestras. The festival has cooperated with literally thousands of artists both from Slovenia and abroad, so the Prokofjev Guitar Duo, Ljubljana Vocal Academy, Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, the Accord Quartet (HU), the Harvard Din & Tonics (US), the Egyptian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (EG), the Wolverhampton Youth Orchestra and the Wolverhampton Youth Wind Orchestra (UK), Coro Filarmonico Trentino (IT), the CREA Symphony Orchestra (DK), the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra (UK) and Trio Smetana (CZ) present a very limited overview.
Jazz and ethno now also play an important feature in the programme, which has hosted Katalena, Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra (ES), Jean Toussaint Four (US), Yasuto Ohara Super Jazz Trio (JP). The jazz programme is since 2009 run as a special category of the festival, called The Jazz Stage.
Four concerts from each season are recorded by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and five by Radio Slovenia.