Media: Kritik.si
Authors: Marijan Zlobec
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2022
Link: https://kritik.si/2022/06/04/koncert-za-podnebno-in-druzbeno-pravicnost-alarm-h2so4/
The Ljubljana Festival and the Slovenian Youth Orchestra are organising a truly special Concert for Climate and Social Justice, which will take place at the Križanke Summer Theatre on Tuesday, 7 June, at 9 pm. The title of the concert is ALARM / H2SO4.
The concert on the renovated magical stage of Križanke will be performed by the Music for the future Symphony Orchestra, conductor Živo Ploj Peršuh, solo violinist Maja Horvat and rapper Masayah.
The concert will open with a performance of the work for string orchestra and percussion (Uncertain) Four Seasons – Ljubljana 2050 by Antonio Vivaldi and artificial intelligence algorithms. Also performing will be the rappers Emkej, Drill, Slick, Vazz, N3, Matter Dacho, Tunja, Žena, La Bagra, Smirbe, Chiro and Ghet, in the company of the well-known presenter Ivan Lotrič and Dr Igor Saksida.
Who is Masayah? “Masayah is essentially a combination of two words. The first word is Massai. As a little girl, I played at home with spears and shields from the African Massai clans; I adored their warrior way of life and their music and dance culture. The second word is Messiah, mesija in Slovenian, which is historically a more complex word, but in fact represents a person who is the messenger or leader of a movement. So I combined my own idea of culture and message into one word, which is Masayah.” (From Obalaplus)
In less than a year, Živa Ploj Peršuh has experienced all the changes that the war in Ukraine has brought to musicians. It is thanks to her that the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine was invited and helped to come to Slovenia, where it now works and helps young musicians study and perform. Recently there was a high-profile charity concert at Cankarjev dom, at which the world-famous violinist Gidon Kremer appeared as a guest.
‘The concert was a unique experience. We managed to create a moment of unity and connection for young people. This orchestra of different people instantly became one passionate body that performed today’s programme with dedication, full of love and musical sensitivity,’ said Živa Ploj Peršuh, conductor and artistic director of the Slovenian National Youth Orchestra. ‘I am very pleased with the standard of playing. Everyone made a great effort and enjoyed it. For me as a conductor, and at this moment also as a kind of substitute mother or leader, this is a great satisfaction and fills me with energy. The past few days have been extremely difficult for the young musicians, partly because of the news from abroad, but we succeeded. The concert filled us all with energy, as it is proof of integration, connection, community, family and love,’ she added.
