Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater

The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra with soloist
Mirjam Kalin

The Slovene Philharmonic String Cbamber Orchestra is composed of fourteen musicians that are also members of the Slovene Philharmonic Symphony Orcbestra. The ensemble was founded in 1993 with support from Slovenia's Ministry of Culture with the purpose of performing on stages in Slovenia where tbe larger Symphony Orchestra is unable to appear. In fifteen years of existence, the ensemble has performed more than 250 concerts in Slovenia and abroad, has appeared several times at the Ljubljana Summer Festival, the Musica Danubiana festival and Slovenian Music Days, and in October 2OO3 appeared as part of the ISCM World Music Days - Slovenia 2OO3 in Ljubljana. For the eighth consecutive year the orchestra is working closely with the National Gallery of Slovenia to produce yet another series of concerts entitled the Harmony of the Spheres. The series harmonises lectures in history of fine arts and music that has attracted audiences of all generations and variety of backgrounds. The concerts held in Dubrovnik, Zadar, Zagreb, Samobor, Opatija, Novi Sad, Klagenfurt, Ohrid, Podgorica, Gorizia and Trieste, were always enthusiastically received by the public and critics. Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra has played with great musicians such as Dubravka Tomšic Srebotnjak, Irena Grafenauer, Mirjam Kalin, as well as with one of the greatest cellists Mischa Maisky, violinist Sarah Chang, french hornist Stefan Dohr and the accordionist Richard Galliano, while members of the orchestra and renowned Slovene and foreign musicians appeared as soloists. The orchestra, which performs without a conductor, has also made a number of audio and video recordings of live concerts as well as several compact discs. The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra's repertoire encompasses compositions of all stylistic periods. The ensemble dedicates special attention to works by Slovenian composers, including the newest among them that are just establishing themselves. All of this confirms the high quality as well as the role and significance of the Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra in the creative currents of Slovenia and the rest of Europe. In recognition of its artistic quality and mission as promoter of the Slovene and world musical interpretation, the ensemble has received the country's most prestigious national accolade, the Prešeren Fund Award in 1999, the Župančič Award by the City of Ljubljana in 2004, and the Betetto Charter in 2006.

Upcoming event

Friday,
6. 11. 2009
Spain

Concert in Murcia