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.

Orchestra consists of musicians from the Slovene National Theatre Maribor. It is a regular opera orchestra but gives also symphonic concerts.

The ensemble of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana (SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana) performs an extensive repertoire of classical and modern operas, ballets and concert works. Each season it gives approximately 150 performances, both at home and abroad. Its opera and ballet ensembles and orchestra have enjoyed successful collaborations with Slovenian and international artists and producers.

Academically educated musicians gathered to play quality chamber music and exploit new percussion sounds. They upgrade their musical and social mission by staging educational concerts for the young, by organising seminars and the BumFest festival and by actively encouraging Slovenian composers to write percussion music. The unique ensemble consists of established percussionists from different parts of Slovenia: Barbara Kresnik, Marina Golja, Matevž Bajde, Damir Korošec, Franci Krevh, Tomaž Lojen, Davor Plamberger and Dejan Tamše. They have played on numerous stages in Slovenia and abroad. Recently StoP has become involved in other musical and non-musical art genres: singing, dancing, video etc. Thus it has discovered synergy in other art fields and (consciously) shifted from performing strictly classical percussion programme. The ensemble won the Župančič Award in 2013 and the Prešeren Fund Award in 2014.