The Slovenski oktet and Festival Ljubljana celebrate 70 years

Dear visitors to the events of Festival Ljubljana,

to mark seventy years of musical performance, the
Slovenski oktet will, between March and December, with a jubilee subscription series From the Archive of the Slovenski oktet pay tribute to its past generations in seven concerts in the Church of the Teutonic Knights and the Križanke Summer Theatre.

Both
Festival Ljubljana, and the Slovenski oktet are marking their 70th anniversary this year. Since its first performance, the Slovenian male vocal ensemble has performed an exceptionally broad and varied choral repertoire, and has appeared on almost all the major Slovenian and international concert stages. In the subscription series, prepared in cooperation with Festival Ljubljana, the ensemble will pay special attention to Slovenian song, both folk and composed, which it always presents with particular fervour.

Tickets for the first two concerts, which will take place on 9 March, Along the Avenue of Composers, and 6 April, Dedicated to the Slovenski oktet – Folk Song, at 7.30 pm, are already available on the website ljubljanafestival.si, at the Križanke box office, at Petrol petrol stations and at other Eventim outlets across Slovenia.