A summer orchestra camp is taking place in Ljubljana, organised by the Slovenian Youth Orchestra with conductor Živa Ploj Peršuh.
Over the course of a week, the young musicians will study music from Berlin to Broadway. The final concert will take place on 23 August as part of the Ljubljana Festival at Križanke, where they will be joined by the German singer Ute Lemper as soloist.
Around 100 musicians accepted
Around a hundred musicians from all over Slovenia are accepted onto the summer programme, and this year they will be joined by young Ukrainian musicians who found refuge in Slovenia last year.
Ten places have been reserved for musicians whose families suffered damage in the recent floods.
Through music they will travel from Berlin to Broadway
Until 23 August, when the final concert takes place, the young musicians will be working at the St Stanislaus Institution in Šentvid. As stated on the orchestra's website, through music they will travel from Berlin to Broadway together with one of the most popular vocalists of musical theatre, the German chanteuse Ute Lemper.
They will be able to take part in workshops such as theatre improvisation, musical improvisation, singing and creative movement. They will be prepared for the final concert by Slovenian performers, teachers and musicians who also work abroad, including Kristina Oberžan, Gregor Krmac, Matjaž Drevenšek and Petra Vidmar.
The Slovenian Youth Orchestra was founded in 2019 in cooperation with international and Slovenian partners. Every year the orchestra invites new members, giving them the opportunity to become familiar with the work of a professional musician. Through the Summer Orchestra Camp they are brought together into an ad hoc symphony orchestra. Last year the orchestra was admitted to the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.
