ORCHESTRA
ORCHESTRA
Ljubljana International Orchestra: our love, our inspiration, our orchestra. A unique combination of top talent, cultural dimension and artistic passion.
The Ljubljana International Orchestra is made up of excellent young musicians who gain invaluable experience by working with renowned professional musicians, conductors, and soloists and by playing symphonic repertoire. Musicians from different countries, cultures and social backgrounds strive for the highest performance goals in a simulation of a professional working environment. LIO is the cultural ambassador of the City of Ljubljana, presenting and highlighting the Slovenian capital as a cosmopolitan city, a city of young people, a city of creativity and opportunities.
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FOR YOU
The orchestra brings together young, aspiring musicians from all over the world who are on the threshold of their professional careers or are young professionals who want to take on new challenges. Each year, the orchestra selects new members and invites artists to join its ranks who are eager for top-class performances, experiences, and international collaboration and who want to contribute to the appreciation of cultural diversity in the international artistic market.
WHY
LIO In the orchestra, young musicians gain invaluable experience by playing in a group and collaborating with internationally renowned musicians, conductors, and soloists. We put on the stage world-class concerts with a repertoire that includes symphonic works from the Classical, Romantic and Late Romantic periods, as well as contemporary works from the 20th and 21st centuries. The orchestra facilitates networking, the sharing of knowledge about different working environments and, above all, encourages peer and intergenerational learning.
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FOR EDUCATION
Musicians work on symphonic masterpieces through several stages of preparation. The training process goes from the call for auditions to the selection of the orchestra's musicians, from sectional rehearsals and individual guidance to working with mentors and joint rehearsals of the whole orchestra. During their activities, the members are based in the centre of Ljubljana, which encourages additional socialising and the exchange of experiences outside the official programme. One of our comprehensive training programmes is the Orchestra Academy, which is designed to simulate working in a professional music work environment.
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FOR NETWORKING
Over the past decade, we have hosted more than 800 musicians from 42 countries. We have performed in Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Spain and the UK, working with renowned institutions and leading European orchestras. The orchestra's intergenerational links make it a vibrant hub for networking and sharing experiences. Our orchestra consciously brings together musicians from backgrounds with long-standing political conflicts, and we persistently overcome inter-neighbourly disputes and national divisions through intercultural dialogue.
