Slovenska filharmonija
Kongresni trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 241 0800
ProprietorMinistry of Culture
Damjan Damjanović, Director
Phone386 (0) 1 241 0804
Slovene Philharmonic
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In the period between the two wars following Talich's departure, the activities of the Slovene Philharmonic Society were formally abandoned. However, in 1947, on the initiative of composer Marjan Kozina, conductor Samo Hubad and musicologist Vlado Golob, a resolution was passed on the formation of the Slovene Philharmonics, with a symphony orchestra, a mixed (until 1976) and youth choir (until 1952), a string quartet and an agency which organised concerts (this became independent in 1952). The first concert by the new Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Spanish conductor Salvador Bacarisse, took place on 13 January 1948.
In 1999 the Slovene Chamber Choir, founded in 1991 by Dr Mirko Cuderman, was formally incorporated into the Slovene Philharmonics, facilitating more detailed and long-term planning both of the choir's own concert programme and of joint performances of the great vocal-instrumental works with the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra.
Today the Slovene Philharmonics is a national institute which incorporates the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra, the Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra and the Slovene Chamber Choir.
The Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the leading orchestras in Central Europe, it traces its illustrious heritage back to the 18th Century. The Society's orchestra reached an impressive standard under the leadership of Czech conductor Václav Talich and became very well known, however following Talich’s departure its activity declined in the period between two wars. The orchestra was re-established in 1947 and was thereafter led by many renowned conductors, among them Bogo Leskovic, Samo Hubad, Oskar Danon, Lovro Matačič, Uroš Lajovic, Milan Horvat, and from 1995 through to 2004 Marko Letonja who left to became Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra Basel. From 2005 until 2008 the Orchestra has been led by renowned American conductor George Pehlivanian. To date the Orchestra has performed nearly 40 subscription concerts in the Gallus Hall at Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre as well as one-off concerts on special occasions and musical matinees for young audiences. The Orchestra also has over 40 CD recordings to its credit.
Performances are held also at Slovene Philharmonics Halls.
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