For the first time in the history of Slovenia, we will be able to see and hear the performance of the world-famous Russian orchestra, The Red Army Choir, Orchestra and Ballet. The Red Army Choir draws its repertoire from Russian folk songs, Russian patriotic songs and classical music (Bizet, Wagner, Mozart, Michel Legrand, Francis Lai, etc.), as well as pop and rock hits. On September 25, we will be able to witness a music and dance spectacle in Stožice in Ljubljana.
Events
The Aljaž Tower, a symbol of Slovenia, today on the top of Triglav, at 2,864 meters above sea level, has been offering shelter and a photographic motif to mountaineers for 120 years. Defender of Slovenia was founded by Jakob Aljaž and three assistants on August 7, 1895, after he bought 16 square meters of land on the roof of Slovenia for a goldsmith. Have you ever taken a picture with him?
Bryan Ferry, one of the most innovative singers in popular rock music, began his career in the early 1970s in the progressive pop-rock group Roxy Music. Just as perfectionist as he went about his work at Roxy Music, he also continued his solo career. The artist, who continues to evolve even today, is coming to Munich, Germany on September 14th.
The Slovenian-Croatian duo 2Cellos (Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser) achieved world fame after their cover of Jackson's Smooth Criminal was viewed by more than a million viewers on YouTube. But 2Cellos also have Elton John in their fan base, who has supported them since the beginning of their career. After the Ljubljana performance, the energetic duo is returning to Slovenia again - on August 18, they will perform at the Portorož Auditorium, and they promise visitors the unexpected.
As every year, the yard of Kuda France Prešeren will also smell of delicious roasted corn this year. The Trnfest festival will take place from August 5 to 29.
This year's July, like August in 2012, boasts as many as two full moons. On Friday, July 31, 2015, we will be admiring the second full moon of the month, which is a rare celestial phenomenon called a blue moon. On this day, there will be more energy around us, so we will feel stronger but at the same time more sensitive and emotional, and it will bring out the deepest emotions from us.
A special honor will befall Slovenia - Morrissey, one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures of indie rock, is coming to Ljubljana on October 10.
Enthusiastic responses to last year's Pocestnica inspired the art collective Ljud to once again offer the white-washed Ljubljana: Pocestnica - a "ready-made" open-air gallery that, in the playful spirit of Marcel Duchamp, uses the power of imagination to transform everyday elements of the city of Ljubljana into superb works of art.
This year, the biggest Slovenian tennis tournament ATP Challenger Tilia Slovenia will coincide with the traditional Portorož night. So we will witness both a musical and a tennis treat. The accapella group Perpetuum Jazzile will provide a hot introduction to the tennis tournament, which, at least in the main part, will last from 10 to 15 August 2015. and fireworks. Activities as part of the Fun Zone project will provide additional variety to the event.
The Kaval company recently opened the long-awaited Špica caffe restaurant on the renovated embankment, which was once a real Ljubljana bathing place, but today it looks like a beach again thanks to the pleasant wooden and green areas. On August 20, we can attend a free concert by the band Muff at the excellent, extremely popular Špica location in Ljubljana.
At the beginning of this September, the second edition of the FilmMixer film festival in the old town center of Kranj will mix the film scene with different films. Instead of Hollywood, we will watch an independent film production, instead of a stuffy hall of a multiplex, there will be a starry sky above us.
The Bled Days attract thousands of tourists to Bled every year, and the climax is experienced on Saturday evening, when the Bled Lake is flooded with lights in eggshells and the sky is lit up by fireworks. This year, the Tastes of Bled project was added to the traditional event, which was designed with the aim of bringing visitors closer to traditional local cuisine, which, you guessed it, is not just cream pies. The Bled Days will take place from July 17 to 19, 2015.