Dalibor Miklavčič is a versatile artist who has devoted himself to playing keyboard instruments with an unparalleled passion. He graduated in organ from Vienna’s University of Music, and specialised in early music at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan. As a researcher of historical performance practices Miklavčič devotes much of his attention to interpretations on pedal pianoforte and pedal harpsichord. An internationally sought-after artist and scholar, Miklavčič gives lectures on his musicological research findings and presents the unique sound of his pedal instruments all over the world. He also devotes his time to teaching music.

Composer Damijan Močnik has dedicated himself primarily to vocal music. Taking inspiration from carefully selected texts, his musical idiom is based on innovative rhythmic and melodic ideas. He holds the posts of music professor and choirmaster at the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium in Ljubljana, where he has established a choral pyramid.

Bosnian-born (Tuzla) Damir Avdić is one of ex-Yugoslavia’s loudest and most infamous singer-songwriters (professing a punk-like aesthetics) who has attained practically iconic status.

The Dan D band is based in Novo Mesto and was founded in 1996. The group has divergent musical identities: they can be one of the most recognizable Slovenian rock bands, performing hits such as Voda (Water), Čas (Time), Ko hodiš nad oblaki (When Walking Above the Couds) and similar, and they can be an acoustic band performing in a quiet, intimate evening using unconventional instruments such as grater, bottles, lute (‘tamburica’) and bells.

The group Dance Mamblita, which was created in 2005 in Izola, blends post punk and drum'n' bass.

A representative of a new wave of singer-songwriters whose debut album Where the Light Resides left a deep mark on the national music scene. The artist performs in English.

Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to garner praise for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Recognized for her “confidence and apparently inexhaustible verve” (New York Times) and “powerful and breathtaking performances” (Review STL), Candillari enters her second season as both Principal Conductor at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Principal Opera Conductor at Music Academy. She holds a Doctorate from the Universität für Musik in Vienna, a MM from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a MM and Bachelor’s degree from the Universität für Musik in Graz.

Since 2009 Darko Babič has made his name as a singer-songwriter under the pseudonym Dare Acoustic . He performs his songs in Slovenian and English.

Darla Smoking is a band that translates field-sourced traditional music into dub bass beats. Their sound is a solid dub-based music entity that fuses contemporaneity and folk heritage with tradition. In addition, Darla Smoking represents the voice of the myriads from around the globe – alternatively dark and cool dancey blend of dub, electronica, ethno and world music.

Slovenian tenor David Jagodic, based in Vienna, is a versatile and exciting young talent. He completed his Bachelor with Prof. Claudia Visca (2015) and Masters in Song and Oratorium with Prof. KS Robert Holl (2018) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Since his operatic debut in 2012, he has performed main roles in European opera houses, including Don Jose (Carmen), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Lensky (Yevgény Onégin), Fenton (Falstaff), and many others. He has sung in prestigious venues like Musikverein Wien, Berliner Philharmonie, and Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, with concert performances of works by Bach, Händel, Mozart, Verdi, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven. His mentors include Piotr Beczala, Michael Schade, and Irina Gavrilovici.