The five-piece Slovenian rock band Siddharta was formed in 1995. Throughout a career spanning over two decades, Siddharta have confirmed their status as one of the most popular music groups to emerge from Slovenia. Showered with praise since the very beginning, the band that takes its name from a well-known Herman Hesse novel has bagged numerous national music and media awards and kept churning out hits by the dozens. Noted for their own unique sound, Siddharta have played virtually all Slovenian venues and performed extensively on international concert stages.

Astral voyagers Siderean venture into grotesque celestial sonic realms, melding deep space atmosphere and dissonant death metal abstraction with grand mythopoeic narratives. Their roots grow out of far-reaching influences from the old-school and unfurl toward the stars. The band’s debut “Lost on Void’s Horizon”, released on the Norwegian label Edged Circle Productions in 2021, showcases their own vision, a combination of progressive and technical death metal that is as fascinating and enthralling as it is disorienting.

The Simfonika Vrhnika Orchestra is one of Slovenia’s first amateur orchestras. Since its formation, the orchestra’s music director has been maestro Marko Fabiani, former member of the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra who shares his knowledge with aspiring musicians, both young and young at heart.

Conductor, pianist, accompanist and assistant professor at the Academy of Music Simon Dvoršak regularly co-operates with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the Maribor Festival Orchestra. He specialises in opera and music theatre. During his postgraduate studies in London, Dvoršak was involved in the production of “Into the Woods”, “West Side Story” and “Sweeny Todd” under the musical direction of the renowned Stuart Pedlar. He also devotes his time to mentoring young conductors.

In 2013, Simon Krečič was appointed Artistic Director of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor Opera and Ballet. Maestro Krečič is a sought-after conductor of contemporary music and a regular guest of music venues around the world.

Simon Percic has appeared extensively with orchestras in most European countries. Alongside his conducting engagements, Percic has a burgeoning reputation as a teacher and adjucator and his students have achieved notable success. He was the founder and the artistic director of OrkesterkamP (Summer Music School and Festival) and Svirel (International Competition and Festival) for over a decade.

Skova in Skovani is a Slovenian musical ensemble led by rapper, lyricist, and poet Vasja Vipotnik – Skova. Active since age 12, he gained recognition in 2016 by winning Slovenia’s first a cappella rap battle Cajt za fajt. His debut album Theatrum (2020) was critically acclaimed. To enhance live performances, he formed Skovani, a band of young musicians from groups like Kokosy and Kiwi Flash. Their sound blends social commentary with rich musical arrangements.

Ljubljana heavy metal group SkyEye was established in 2016. The band’s output is marked by the specific sound similar to bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, among others.

In the course of his long career, Slavko Ivančić sang in a variety of line-ups; he is most well known as the lead vocalist of the widely known bands Bazar and Faraoni. Since 2000, he has been dedicating his time to a successful solo career.

Slon in Sadež, aka Jure Karas and Igor Bračič, have been creating music together since 2001. They named themselves after an obscure English joke, which they felt reflected their unconventional sound. Despite requests from music experts, they’ve released four albums: Kabáre (2003), Komercialne pizde (2005), Štafeta mladosti (2006), and Sponzorska plata (2010), plus a radio sketch album. They’ve also been active as TV hosts, radio personalities, and creators of advertisements, sketches, and events. The duo also holds a gold trophy in the “Gostilniški peteroboj™” pub games competition.