Artist
Kristina Bogataj is a Slovenian choral conductor and singer based in Finland. She collaborates with EMO Ensemble, Tapiola Choir, RiiNa Female Choir, and her own vocal group, Lyckokatter. As a mezzo-soprano, she performs with the Helsinki Chamber Choir, as well as the Sibelius and Philia ensembles. She is also active as an opera conductor and chorus master in various opera productions. Kristina has participated in numerous masterclasses and festivals in Slovenia and abroad (e.g., Maribor, Versailles, Torino, Svendborg), and her work is marked by a blend of artistic disciplines, openness, and a spirit of exploration. Pedagogically, she has worked at various institutions, most notably the International School of Music Finland and the Caisa Cultural Centre in Helsinki, and has dedicated special attention to music education for children on the autism spectrum. Her work combines authenticity, curiosity, and respect with high artistic quality.
Artist
Kristina Ray, who currently lives in Paris, previously lived, studied and performed in New York for four years after graduating from Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam. She studied music in New York and collaborated with musical legends such as Barry Harris, who is one of the most famous jazz educators of the last 30 years and who also worked and created with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon and Thelonious Monk. With him and his choir, Kristina also performed two years in a row at the eminent jazz club Village Vanguard, where Miles Davis, Anita O'Day, Horace Silver, Charles Mingues and Bill Evans, among many other jazz musicians, also performed in the golden age. In November 2018, Kristina released her debut, a music album called 'Desert Rose', which she recorded with American musicians; clarinetist Adam Price, bassist Jack Synoski, pianist Matt Asti and drummer Spencer Inch.
Venue
The Križanke summer theatre is managed by the Festival Ljubljana. Formerly the oldest monastery in the city belonging to the Order of the Teutonic Knights, the venue was renovated following the plans of architect Jože Plečnik in 1950. Križanke outdoor theatre is considered to be one of the most beautiful and acoustic open-air venues in Slovenia. The big stage with an orchestra pit is suitable for various theatre-music productions (operas, operettas, ballets, etc.), symphony concerts, theatre productions, as well as pop and jazz concerts. Location: Ljubljana
Artist
Krka Wind Orchestra was established in 1957 in Straža, Slovenia. Krka Wind Orchestra is a group of amateur musicians who are dedicated to perform music at the highest possible level of excellence. Audiences benefit from hearing artists performing a classical and contemporary repertoire. Their concert performances are full of spirit, precision and enthusiasm. Besides bringing the new musical repertoire to our community, the Krka Wind Orchestra also contributes to the music education of young people. The orchestra has played with some of Slovenian's leading soloists as well as with international ones. Conductor of the orchestra is Matevž Novak. The achievements show that the orchestra is internationally recognized and is progressing constantly. In 2005 the orchestra won a gold medal with distinction at the World Music Contest in Netherlands. It is a multiple winner of the International Band Competition FLICORNO D’ORO in Italy (1995, 1997, 1999, 2015) and winner of Bamberg in Germany (2002) and in Pécs in Hungary (2010). The orchestra is five-time winner of the Slovenian National Championship, including twice in the top Excellence Category in 2006 and 2012.
Venue
Krško Culture House is a public institution operating in the cultural sphere whose activities include holding exhibitions on various topics, organising non-subscription theatre and music productions, programming subscription series for children and adults, producing arts and cultural, educational and other events, serving as an agency for cultural events that are self-produced or produced by other cultural organisations or individual culture professionals, etc. Location: Krško
Venue
Occupying completely renovated and redecorated premises, the Krško Youth Centre organises various educational and cultural events (music, dance, photography, video…). Location: Krško
Promoter
KUD Kataman has been involved in music promotion since 2005.
Promoter
Since the founding of Metelkova mesto (1993), the Mreža cultural and artistic association has been striving to improve the infrastructural and production conditions on Ljubljana's independent cultural and artistic scene. The KUD Mreža association performed a concert cycle of freely improvised music and free jazz, Jazz at the Trough, between 2007 and 2015 at the Menza pri Koritu cultural and youth center. In 2016, such music was renamed FriForma, the emphasis remains on freely improvised music, whose program is curated by Nataša Serec and László Juhász. FriForma concert events take place at various venues in Ljubljana. The Jazz at the Trough cycle has in the past hosted artists such as Marc Ribot, Tristan Honsinger, Linda Sharrock, Keith Rowe, Martin Küchen, Seijiro Murayama and Kazutoki Umezu. Since 2016, FriForma has collaborated with the following music creators: Taku Sugimoto, John Butcher, Rie Nakajima, Alex Ward, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Jean-Luc Guionnet and Seymour Wright. FriForma has established numerous international collaborations between local and guest musicians, which is one of the biggest contributions. FriForm's concert cycle is complemented by Metabonmaj, a cycle for classical stage and contemporary composed music, curated by Jože Bogolin and Simon Klavžar. Andrea Centazzo, Mate Bekavac, Bruce Hamilton, Marko Hatlak, Valentine Collet, saxophone quartet 4 Saxess and percussion duo Drumartica are music performers who have performed as part of Metabonmaj since 2014. The cycle of concert events takes place exclusively in Klub Gromka, where classical composed music is rarely presented.
Promoter
KUD Sestava organises events in Hostel Celica, which is a part of Metelkova autonomous social and cultural centre. They organise exhibitions, poetry readings, talks and the famous "Sozočja sveta" concert cycle. They have been organising events since 1997.
Artist
Kühlschrank is a solo project by Simon Fuga, who released the album Konec nekega obdobja last autumn, featuring 13 songs created over the past decade. His music blends storytelling in the style of Interpol with intimate lyrical reflections on relationships, space, and time. The sound is based on acoustic guitar and 90s aesthetics, influenced by britpop, The Smiths, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, and David Bowie. Kühlschrank remains true to introspective and melancholic musical poetics.